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48 But as soon as Jonathan entered Ptolemais, the people of the city closed the gates and seized him, and they slew with the sword all those who had accompanied him.

49 Trypho sent soldiers and cavalry into Galilee and the Great Plain[a] to destroy all of Jonathan’s men. 50 When these learned that Jonathan had been captured and his forces had been slaughtered, they encouraged one another and marched in close formation, ready for battle.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Maccabees 12:49 The Great Plain: of Beth-shan (v. 41) where Jonathan’s disbanded men remained.