1 Maccabees 9:34-42
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34 Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day.
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35 Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.
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36 But the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it.
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37 After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan.
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38 Therefore they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain:
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39 Where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of musick, and many weapons.
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40 Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.
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41 Thus was the marriage turned into mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation.
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42 So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan.