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It is not against us alone that they have stretched out their hands; they have also attacked all the lands on their borders.
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And see, today they have encamped against the citadel in Jerusalem to take it; they have fortified both the sanctuary and Beth-zur;
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unless you quickly prevent them, they will do still greater things, and you will not be able to stop them."
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The king was enraged when he heard this. He assembled all his Friends, the commanders of his forces and those in authority.
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Mercenary forces also came to him from other kingdoms and from islands of the seas.
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