47
He kept with himself three thousand men, two thousand of whom he left in Galilee, while a thousand accompanied him.
48
But when Jonathan entered Ptolemais, the men of Ptolemais closed the gates and seized him, and all who had entered with him they killed with the sword.
49
Then Trypho sent troops and cavalry into Galilee and the Great Plain to destroy all Jonathan's soldiers.
50
But they realized that Jonathan had been seized and had perished along with his men, and they encouraged one another and kept marching in close formation, ready for battle.
51
When their pursuers saw that they would fight for their lives, they turned back.
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