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61 and Jonathan and his men arrested about fifty of the ringleaders in this treacherous plan and put them to death.

62 Then Jonathan withdrew with Simon and his companions to Bethbasi[a] in the desert. He rebuilt the fortifications that had been demolished and strengthened them. 63 When Bacchides learned of this, he assembled his entire army and sent instructions to his supporters in Judea.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Maccabees 9:62 Bethbasi was a little southeast of Bethlehem.