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But as soon as it was day, Judas showed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had neither armor nor swords to their liking.
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And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well fortified and compassed round about with horsemen, and these were expert in war.
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Then said Judas to the men who were with him, "Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault.
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Remember how our fathers were delivered at the Red Sea when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.
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Now therefore let us cry unto heaven, if perhaps the Lord will have mercy upon us and remember the covenant of our fathers and destroy this host before our face this day,
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so that all the heathen may know that there is One who delivereth and saveth Israel."
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Then the strangers lifted up their eyes and saw them coming over against them.
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Therefore they went out of the camp to battle, but those who were with Judas sounded their trumpets.
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So they joined in battle; and the heathen, being discomfited, fled into the plain.
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However all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword; for they pursued them unto Gazara, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them some three thousand men.
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This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them