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1 Maccabees 5:9-11
Good News Translation
1 Maccabees 5:9-11
Good News Translation
9 The Gentiles in Gilead assembled to attack and destroy the Israelites living in their territory. But the Israelites fled to the fortress of Dathema 10-11 and sent the following letter to Judas and his brothers:
The Gentiles around us are joining forces under Timothy. We have fled to this fortress for protection, and now they are getting ready to capture it and destroy us.
Good News Translation (GNT) 
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