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They crushed in battle and conquered Philip and King Perseus of the Macedonians,[a] as well as others who rose up against them. They also defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Asia, who went to fight against them with one hundred twenty elephants, with cavalry, chariots, and a very large army. They crushed him, but they took him alive. They declared that he, and those who succeeded him, should pay a heavy fine and turn over hostages as well as some of their best territories.

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  1. 1 Maccabees 8:5 Or Kittim

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