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And took the city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, insomuch that a lake
two furlongs broad near adjoining thereunto, being filled full, was seen running with blood.
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Then departed they from thence seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa unto
the Jews that are called Tubieni.
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But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places: for before he had dispatched any
thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold.
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Howbeit Dositheus and Sosipater, who were of Maccabeus' captains, went forth, and slew
those that Timotheus had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men.
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And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against
Timotheus, who had about him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand
and five hundred horsemen.
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Now when Timotheus had knowledge of Judas' coming, he sent the women and children and
the other baggage unto a fortress called Carnion: for the town was hard to besiege, and uneasy to
come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places.
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But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror
through the appearing of him who seeth all things, fled amain, one running into this way, another
that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their
own swords.
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Judas also was very earnest in pursuing them, killing those wicked wretches, of whom he
slew about thirty thousand men.
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Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought
with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews' parents, and the
brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded.
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So when he had assured them with many words that he would restore them without hurt,
according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren.
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Then Maccabeus marched forth to Carnion, and to the temple of Atargatis, and there he slew
five and twenty thousand persons.
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And after he had put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host toward Ephron, a
strong city, wherein Lysias abode, and a great multitude of divers nations, and the strong young
men kept the walls, and defended them mightily: wherein also was great provision of engines and
darts.
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But when Judas and his company had called upon Almighty God, who with his power breaketh
the strength of his enemies, they won the city, and slew twenty and five thousand of them that were
within,
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From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem,
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But when the Jews that dwelt there had testified that the Scythopolitans dealt lovingly with
them, and entreated them kindly in the time of their adversity;
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