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and that Lysias went with strong virtue in, (or with the great power of), the first, or (the) best men, and was driven (away) from the face of (the) Jews, and (that) they waxed strong in armours, and strengths (and that they grew strong in arms, or weapons, and strongholds), and many preys, which they took of (or from) (the) tents, either (the) hosts, that they slew;

and that they destroyed the abomination, which he builded on the altar that was in Jerusalem, and they compassed with high walls the hallowing (or the Temple), as before, but and Bethsura, his city.

And it was done, as the king heard these words, he dreaded, and was moved greatly, and fell down into a bed, and fell into a great sickness for heaviness, for it was not done as he thought.

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