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55 All the troops that Demetrius had discharged gathered around him; they fought against Demetrius,[a] and he fled and was routed. 56 Trypho captured the elephants[b] and gained control of Antioch. 57 Then the young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, ‘I confirm you in the high-priesthood and set you over the four districts and make you one of the king’s Friends.’

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  1. 1 Maccabees 11:55 Gk him
  2. 1 Maccabees 11:56 Gk animals

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