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47 He took 3,000 men with him, but left 2,000 of them in Galilee, while only 1,000 accompanied him the rest of the way.

48 But when Jonathan entered Ptolemais, the people of the city locked the gates, arrested him, and killed everyone who had come with him.

2 He realized that this news had brought panic and fear to the people, so he went to Jerusalem, called the people together,

4 All my brothers have been killed fighting for our Law, our Temple, and our nation, and I am the only one left.

3 They attacked and defeated the army of Demetrius, took him captive, and brought him back to King Arsaces, who threw him in prison.

13 In those days all the enemy kings had been defeated, and there was no one left in the land to fight the Jews.

25 When the people of Israel heard about all this, they asked themselves, "How can we express our thanks to Simon and his sons?

47 Simon consented and agreed to be supreme leader: High Priest, commander of the armies, and governor of the Jews and the priests."

48 It was decided that this declaration should be engraved on bronze tablets and set up in a prominent place within the Temple area

29 You have devastated those regions and brought great trouble to the country. You have seized control of many places in my kingdom.

4 Then John raised an Israelite army of 20,000 trained soldiers and cavalry and marched out against Cendebeus. They spent the night in Modein,

7 John divided his army and placed his cavalry in the middle of the infantry, because there was a large number of enemy cavalry.

9 Judas was wounded in the battle, but his brother John continued to pursue the enemy as far as Kedron, which Cendebeus had rebuilt.

13 But he became too ambitious and wanted to take over the country. So he devised a plan to assassinate Simon and his sons.

31 After the sacrifices had been consumed, Nehemiah gave orders for the rest of the liquid to be poured over some large stones.

10 and that when he prayed, fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifices, just as it had done earlier when Moses prayed.

16 "Since we are about to celebrate the Festival of Rededication, we are writing to you, advising you to celebrate it as well.

24 The number of details and the bulk of material can be overwhelming for anyone who wants to read an account of the events.

3 and King Seleucus, ruler of all Asia, even used to pay the costs of the Temple sacrifices from the revenues he collected.

7 Later, when King Seleucus died and Antiochus (known as Epiphanes) became king, Jason the brother of Onias became High Priest by corrupt means.