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By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alone.
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And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble: for I am not better than my brethren.
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I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children, and wives: for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out of mere malice.
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And the spirit of the people was enkindled as soon as they heard these words.
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And they answered with a loud voice, saying: Thou art our leader in the place of Judas, and Jonathan thy brother.
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Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say to us.
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So gathering together all the men of war, he made haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about.
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And he sent Jonathan the son of Absalom, and with him a new army into Joppe, and he cast out them that were in it, and himself remained there.
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And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade the land of Juda, and Jonathan was with him in custody.
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But Simon pitched in Addus, over against the plain.
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And when Tryphon understood that Simon was risen up in the place of his brother Jonathan, and that he meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers to him,