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Bacchides took his position on the right. The infantry advanced, protected on both sides by the cavalry, and the war trumpets were blown. The soldiers of Judas also sounded their trumpets.
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The ground shook from the noise when the two armies met, and they fought from morning until evening.
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When Judas saw that Bacchides and the main force of the Syrian army was on the right, all his bravest men joined him,
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and they crushed the Syrians' right wing. They pursued them as far as the foothills.
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But when the Syrians on the left wing saw that their right wing had been crushed, they turned to attack Judas and his men from the rear.
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The fighting became very fierce, and many on both sides were killed.
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Finally Judas himself was killed. Then all his men fled.
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Jonathan and Simon took their brother's body and buried it in the family tomb at Modein,
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and there at the tomb they wept for him. All Israel mourned for him in great sorrow for many days. They said,
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"It can't be! The mighty hero and savior of Israel has been killed!"
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The other deeds of Judas, his battles, his courageous deeds, and his great accomplishments, were too many to write down.