1 Maccabees 12:48
“Now assoone as Ionathan entred into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates, and tooke him, and all them that came with him, they shewe with the sword.”
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1 Maccabees 12:48 Context
46So Ionathan beleeuing him, did as he bade him, and sent away his host, who went into the land of Iudea. 47And with himselfe hee retained but three thousand men, of whome he sent two thousand into Galile, and one thousand went with him. 48Now assoone as Ionathan entred into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates, and tooke him, and all them that came with him, they shewe with the sword. 49Then sent Tryphon an hoste of footmen, and horsemen into Galile, and into the great plaine, to destroy all Ionathans company. 50But when they knew that Ionathan and they that were with him were taken and slaine, they encouraged one another, and went close together, prepared to fight.
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Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates and took him, and all them that came with him they slew with the sword.
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