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1 Maccabees 10:61
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At the same time some traitorous Jews who wanted to make trouble for Jonathan made accusations against him, but King Alexander paid no attention to them.
1 Maccabees 10:69
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Demetrius reappointed Apollonius governor of Greater Syria. Apollonius raised a large army, set up camp near Jamnia, and sent the following message to Jonathan the High Priest:
1 Maccabees 10:74
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When Jonathan received this message from Apollonius, he became angry. He took 10,000 elite troops from Jerusalem; his brother Simon also brought troops, and their two forces
1 Maccabees 10:78
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positioning 1,000 cavalry where they could attack Jonathan's forces from the rear. Jonathan continued his pursuit as far as Azotus, where the two armies met in battle.
1 Maccabees 10:82
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Then, when the cavalry was exhausted, Simon appeared on the scene with his forces and attacked and overwhelmed the enemy infantry, who broke ranks and fled.
1 Maccabees 11:8
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In this way King Ptolemy, in his plot against Alexander, took control of the towns along the coast as far north as Seleucia-by-the-sea.
1 Maccabees 11:63
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Jonathan learned that the officers of Demetrius had come to Kedesh in Galilee with a large army, intending to keep him from carrying out his plan.
1 Maccabees 11:66
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The people asked for peace terms, and Simon agreed. He then took over the town, drove the people out, and stationed a detachment of troops there.
1 Maccabees 12:1
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When Jonathan saw that things were working out to his advantage, he chose ambassadors and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew friendship with the Romans.
1 Maccabees 12:7
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At an earlier time, your King Arius sent a letter to our High Priest Onias, stating that our two nations are related, as the attached copy shows.
1 Maccabees 12:13
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But we have had one series of troubles after another and have had to fight many wars, because we have been under constant attack by surrounding nations.
1 Maccabees 12:21
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We have found a document about the Spartans and the Jews indicating that we are related and that both of our nations are descended from Abraham.
1 Maccabees 12:33
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Meanwhile, Simon had also set out on a campaign and had advanced as far as Ascalon and the neighboring fortresses. Then he turned aside to Joppa
1 Maccabees 13:14
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When Trypho learned that Simon had succeeded his brother Jonathan and that he was ready to meet him in battle, he sent this message to him:
1 Maccabees 13:42
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People began to date their documents and contracts with these words: "In the first year of Simon, the great High Priest, commander and leader of the Jews."
1 Maccabees 14:9
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The young men showed off their splendid military uniforms, while the old men sat around the city squares and talked about the great things that had happened.
1 Maccabees 14:17
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But when the Spartans heard that Simon had succeeded his brother as High Priest and that he was in control of the country and its towns,
1 Maccabees 14:21
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The delegation that you sent to our people has told us how respected and renowned you are. Their visit has been a source of joy for us,
1 Maccabees 14:24
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Later, Simon sent Numenius to Rome with the gift of a large gold shield weighing half a ton, to confirm the Jews' alliance with the Romans.
1 Maccabees 14:33
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He fortified the towns of Judea, and especially Bethzur on the border, where enemy weapons had previously been stored. He stationed a detachment of soldiers there.