48
Judas sent them this friendly message, "Let us pass through your land to get to our land. No one will do you harm; we will simply pass by on foot." But they refused to open to him.
46
So they came to Ephron. This was a large and very strong town on the road, and they could not go around it to the right or to the left; they had to go through it.
47
But the people of the town shut them out and blocked up the gates with stones.
48
Judas sent them this friendly message, "Let us pass through your land to get to our land. No one will do you harm; we will simply pass by on foot." But they refused to open to him.
49
Then Judas ordered proclamation to be made to the army that all should encamp where they were.
50
So the men of the forces encamped, and he fought against the town all that day and all the night, and the town was delivered into his hands.
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