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So they came together and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year; and he made mounts for shot against them, and other engines.
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Nonetheless certain of those who were besieged got out, unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joined themselves.
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And they went unto the king and said, "How long will it be ere thou execute judgment, and avenge our brethren?
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We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his commandments,
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for which cause those of our nation besiege the tower and are alienated from us. Moreover, as many of us as they could light on, they slew and despoiled our inheritance.
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