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And Judas was slain, and the rest fled away.
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And Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of their fathers in the city of Modin.
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And all the people of Israel bewailed him with great lamentation, and they mourned for him many days.
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And said: How is the mighty man fallen, that saved the people of Israel!
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But the rest of the words of the wars of Judas, and of the noble acts that he did, and of his greatness, are not written: for they were very many.
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And it came to pass after the death of Judas, that the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of iniquity rose up.
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In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all their country yielded to Bacchides.
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And Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country:
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And they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took vengeance of them, and abused them.
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And there was a great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel.
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And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan: