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But he left Joseph, son of Zechariah, and Azariah, a leader of the people, with the rest of the forces, in Judea to guard it;
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and he gave them this command, "Take charge of this people, but do not engage in battle with the Gentiles until we return."
20
Then three thousand men were assigned to Simon to go to Galilee, and eight thousand to Judas for Gilead.
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So Simon went to Galilee and fought many battles against the Gentiles, and the Gentiles were crushed before him.
22
He pursued them to the gate of Ptolemais; as many as three thousand of the Gentiles fell, and he despoiled them.
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