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69 Bacchides vented his anger on the renegades who had advised him to undertake this invasion. He slew many of them and then decided to return to his own land.

70 When Jonathan learned of this, he sent envoys to negotiate terms of peace with him and obtain the release of the captives. 71 Bacchides agreed to Jonathan’s proposals and swore that he would never again try to cause him harm for the rest of his life.

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