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And now that we have learned this, please write us concerning your welfare;
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we on our part write to you that your livestock and your property belong to us, and ours belong to you. We therefore command that our envoys report to you accordingly."
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Now Jonathan heard that the commanders of Demetrius had returned, with a larger force than before, to wage war against him.
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So he marched away from Jerusalem and met them in the region of Hamath, for he gave them no opportunity to invade his own country.
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He sent spies to their camp, and they returned and reported to him that the enemy were being drawn up in formation to attack the Jews by night.
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