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1 Maccabees 12:50-52
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 12:50-52
New Catholic Bible
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. 51 Their pursuers, realizing that they were prepared to fight for their lives, turned back. 52 Thus they all returned home safely to the land of Judah. They grieved over Jonathan and his companions and were in great fear, and all Israel was plunged into mourning.
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