1 Maccabees 5:6-17
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6 Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timotheus their captain.
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7 So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited before him; and he smote them.
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8 And when he had taken Jazar, with the towns belonging thereto, he returned into Judea.
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9 Then the heathen that were at Galaad assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them; but they fled to the fortress of Dathema.
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10 And sent letters unto Judas and his brethren, The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to destroy us:
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11 And they are preparing to come and take the fortress whereunto we are fled, Timotheus being captain of their host.
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12 Come now therefore, and deliver us from their hands, for many of us are slain:
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13 Yea, all our brethren that were in the places of Tobie are put to death: their wives and their children also they have carried away captives, and borne away their stuff; and they have destroyed there about a thousand men.
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14 While these letters were yet reading, behold, there came other messengers from Galilee with their clothes rent, who reported on this wise,
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15 And said, They of Ptolemais, and of Tyrus, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles, are assembled together against us to consume us.
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16 Now when Judas and the people heard these words, there assembled a great congregation together, to consult what they should do for their brethren, that were in trouble, and assaulted of them.
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17 Then said Judas unto Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in Galilee, for I and Jonathan my brother will go into the country of Galaad.