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Then the foreigners who were in the strongholds that Bacchides had built fled;
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each left his place and departed to his own land.
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Only in Beth-zur did some remain who had forsaken the law and the commandments, for it served as a place of refuge.
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Now Alexander the king heard of all the promises which Demetrius had sent to Jonathan, and men told him of the battles that Jonathan and his brothers had fought, of the brave deeds that they had done, and of the troubles that they had endured.
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So he said, "Shall we find another such man? Come now, we will make him our friend and ally."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.