the right side, and all the stout of heart came
together with him:
9:15. And the right wing was discomfited by them, and he pursued them
even to the mount Azotus.
9:16. And they that were in the left wing saw that the right wing was
discomfited, and they followed after Judas, and them that were with him,
at their back:
9:17. And the battle was hard fought, and there fell many wounded of the
one side and of the other.
9:18. And Judas was slain, and the rest fled away.
9:19. And Jonathan and Simon took Judas, their brother, and buried him
in the sepulchre of their fathers, in the city of Modin.
9:20. And all the people of Israel bewailed him with great lamentation,
and they mourned for him many days.
9:21. And said: How is the mighty man fallen, that saved the people of
Israel!
9:22. But the rest of the words of the wars of Judas, and of the noble
acts that he did, and of his greatness, are not written: for they were
very many.
9:23. And it came to pass, after the death of Judas, that the wicked
began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all
the workers of iniquity rose up.
9:24. In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all
their country yielded to Bacchides.
9:25. And Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the
country:
9:26. And they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of
Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took vengeance of them, and
abused them.
9:27. And there was a great tribulation in Israel, such as was not since
the day, that there was no prophet seen in Israel.
9:28. And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan:
9:29. Since thy brother Judas died there is not a man like him to go
forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of
our nation.
9:30. Now, therefore, we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and
captain, in his stead, to fight our battles.
9:31. So Jonathan took upon him the government at that time, and rose up
in the place of Judas, his brother,
9:32. And Bacchides had knowledge of it, and sought to kill him.
9:33. And Jonathan, and Simon, his brother, knew it, and all that were
with them: and they fled into the desert of Thecua, and they pitched by
the water of the lake Asphar,
9:34. And Bacchides understood it, and he came himself, with all his
army, over the Jordan, on the sabbath day.
9:35. And Jonathan sent his brother
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