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51 They placed the loaves of bread on the table, hung the curtains, and completed all the work.

25 They met some friendly Nabateans who told them all that had happened to the Jews in Gilead.

37 After this, Timothy gathered another army and camped opposite Raphon, on the other side of a river.

56 Joseph and Azariah, the commanders of the army in Judea, heard about their brave deeds and victories.

29 When he came to Judas, they exchanged polite greetings, but Judas' enemies were ready to kidnap him.

39 Nicanor left Jerusalem and set up his headquarters at Beth Horon, where the Syrian army joined him.

49 and decreed that the thirteenth day of Adar should be observed as an annual day of celebration.

13 They helped some men to become kings, while they deposed others; they had become a world power.

2 They moved along Gilgal Road, laid siege to Mesaloth in Arbela, captured it, and killed many people.

41 So the wedding was turned into a time of mourning and their joyful music into funeral songs.

67 At the same time, Simon and his men rushed from the town and burned the siege platforms.

53 I made war on Demetrius, defeated him and his army, and I have taken over his kingdom.

68 When King Alexander heard about this, he was worried and returned to Antioch, the capital of Syria.

39 Then Trypho plotted a rebellion against King Antiochus so that he could make himself king of Syria.

19 So he did as Trypho had demanded, but Trypho broke his promise and did not release Jonathan.

8 The Jews farmed their land in peace; the land produced its crops and the trees bore fruit.

10 Simon supplied the cities with food and provided them with weapons of defense. His fame spread everywhere.

12 Everyone lived in peace among his own grapevines and fig trees, and no one made them afraid.

36 Nehemiah and his friends called the liquid [nephthar,] which means "purification,' but most people call it "naphtha.'

5 At this time Apollonius son of Thraseus was the governor of Greater Syria. Simon went to him