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Bacchides was on the right wing. Flanked by the two companies, the phalanx advanced to the sound of the trumpets; and the men with Judas also blew their trumpets.
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The earth was shaken by the noise of the armies, and the battle raged from morning until evening.
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Judas saw that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right; then all the stouthearted men went with him,
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and they crushed the right wing, and he pursued them as far as Mount Azotus.
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When those on the left wing saw that the right wing was crushed, they turned and followed close behind Judas and his men.
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The battle became desperate, and many on both sides were wounded and fell.
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Judas also fell, and the rest fled.
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Then Jonathan and Simon took their brother Judas and buried him in the tomb of their ancestors at Modein,
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and wept for him. All Israel made great lamentation for him; they mourned many days and said,
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"How is the mighty fallen, the savior of Israel!"
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Now the rest of the acts of Judas, and his wars and the brave deeds that he did, and his greatness, have not been recorded, but they were very many.