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28 The king was enraged when he heard this. He assembled all his Friends, the commanders of his forces and those in authority.[a] 29 Mercenary forces also came to him from other kingdoms and from islands of the seas. 30 The number of his forces was one hundred thousand foot-soldiers, twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants accustomed to war.

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  1. 1 Maccabees 6:28 Gk those over the reins

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