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d still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so the enemies' horses were tired. 1 Mac 10:82 Then brought Simon forth his host, and set them against the footmen, (for the horsemen were spent) who were discomfited by him, and fled. 1 Mac 10:83 The horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, for safety. 1 Mac 10:84 But Jonathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils; and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burned with fire. 1 Mac 10:85 Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men. 1 Mac 10:86 And from thence Jonathan removed his host, and camped against Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great pomp. 1 Mac 10:87 After this returned Jonathan and his host unto Jerusalem, having any spoils. 1 Mac 10:88 Now when king ALexander heard these things, he honoured Jonathan yet more. 1 Mac 10:89 And sent him a buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the king's blood: he gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession. 1 Mac 11:1 And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom, and join it to his own. 1 Mac 11:2 Whereupon he took his journey into Spain in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his brother in law. 1 Mac 11:3 Now as Ptolemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it. 1 Mac 11:4 And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt, and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad and them that he had burnt in the battle; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass. 1 Mac 11:5 Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but the king held his peace. 1 Mac 11:6 Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and lodged. 1 Mac 11:7 Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem. 1 Mac 11:8 King Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea
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