2 Maccabees 11:10-18
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10 Thus they marched forward in their armour, having an helper from heaven: for the Lord was merciful unto them
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11 And giving a charge upon their enemies like lions, they slew eleven thousand footmen, and sixteen hundred horsemen, and put all the other to flight.
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12 Many of them also being wounded escaped naked; and Lysias himself fled away shamefully, and so escaped.
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13 Who, as he was a man of understanding, casting with himself what loss he had had, and considering that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because the Almighty God helped them, he sent unto them,
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14 And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions, and promised that he would persuade the king that he must needs be a friend unto them.
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15 Then Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted it.
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16 For there were letters written unto the Jews from Lysias to this effect: Lysias unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting:
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17 John and Absolom, who were sent from you, delivered me the petition subscribed, and made request for the performance of the contents thereof.
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18 Therefore what things soever were meet to be reported to the king, I have declared them, and he hath granted as much as might be.