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Who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight and were burning the tents; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done:
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When therefore they perceived these things, they were sore afraid, and seeing also the host of Judas in the plain ready to fight,
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They fled every one into the land of strangers.
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Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
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After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever.
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Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day.
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Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had happened:
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Who, when he heard thereof, was confounded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to pass.
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The next year therefore following Lysias gathered together threescore thousand choice men of foot, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them.
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So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.
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And when he saw that mighty army, he prayed and said, Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst quell the violence of the mighty man by the hand of thy servant David, and gavest the host of strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and his armourbearer;