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25 After that, Gentiles everywhere began to be afraid of Judas and his brothers.

66 Then he marched into the land of the Philistines and passed through Marisa.

29 He also hired mercenary soldiers from other countries and from the Greek islands.

30 His forces numbered 100,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry, and 32 elephants trained for war.

44 Eleazar sacrificed his life to save his people and to gain eternal fame.

3 When Demetrius heard about it, he said, "I don't want to see them."

40 Meanwhile, Judas set up camp at Adasa with 3,000 men. There Judas prayed,

1 "From the Jews of Jerusalem and Judea to those in Egypt, warm greetings.

20 He has described the battles with Antiochus Epiphanes and with his son Eupator,

17 and his body was trembling with fear, reflecting the pain in his heart.

40 That is the story of how the Temple treasury was protected from Heliodorus.

4 Everyone in the city prayed that these visions might be a good sign.

13 They murdered everyone - men and women, boys and girls; even babies were butchered.

31 Jonathan accepted the leadership that day and took the place of his brother Judas.

9 They handed the hostages over to him, and he returned them to their parents.

10 Jonathan set up headquarters in Jerusalem and began to rebuild and restore the city.

27 Now if you continue to remain loyal to us, we will reward you well.

51 Then Alexander sent ambassadors to King Ptolemy the Sixth of Egypt with this message:

85 That day about 8,000 were either killed in the battle or burned to death.

88 When King Alexander heard what Jonathan had done, he gave him even greater honors.