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Therefore when he knew of it, he said, "Let me not see their faces."
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So his host slew them. Now when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom,
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there came unto him all the wicked and ungodly men of Israel, having Alcimus, who was desirous to be high priest, as their captain.
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And they accused the people to the king, saying, "Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.
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Now therefore send some man whom thou trustest, and let him go and see what havoc he hath made among us and in the king's land, and let him punish them with all those who aid them."
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.