1 Maccabees 5:60-62
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
60 Joseph and Azariah were routed and were pursued to the frontiers of Judea, and about two thousand Israelites fell that day. 61 It was a great setback for the people, because they had not obeyed Judas and his brothers, thinking that they would do brave deeds. 62 But they were not of the family through whom Israel’s deliverance was given.
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