1 Maccabees 10:85
“Thus there were burnt and slaine with the sword, well nigh eight thousand men.”
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1 Maccabees 10:85 Context
83The horsemen also being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Bethdagō their idols temple for safety. 84But Ionathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and tooke their spoiles, and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burnt with fire. 85Thus there were burnt and slaine with the sword, well nigh eight thousand men. 86And from thence Ionathan remoued his hoste, and camped against Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great pompe. 87After this, returned Ionathan and his hoste vnto Ierusalem, hauing many spoiles.
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Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men.
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