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1 Maccabees 9:57-59
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 9:57-59
Common English Bible
57 When Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king. The land of Judah was quiet for two years.
End of the war
58 Then all the people who did not live by the Law developed a plan and said, “Look! Jonathan and his people are living in quiet and confidence. Now let’s bring Bacchides back—he’ll capture them all in one night.” 59 They went and talked it over with him.
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