1 Maccabees 9:52-66
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52 He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazera, and the tower, and put forces in them, and provision of victuals.
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53 Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.
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54 Moreover in the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also the works of the prophets
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55 And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprizes hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house.
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56 So Alcimus died at that time with great torment.
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57 Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judea was in rest two years.
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58 Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one night.
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59 So they went and consulted with him.
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60 Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him: howbeit they could not, because their counsel was known unto them.
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61 Wherefore they took of the men of the country, that were authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and slew them.
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62 Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.
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63 Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of Judea.
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64 Then went he and laid siege against Bethbasi; and they fought against it a long season and made engines of war.
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65 But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and with a certain number went he forth.
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66 And he smote Odonarkes and his brethren, and the children of Phasiron in their tent.