he host, that every man should pitch his tent in the
place where he was.

1 Mac 5:50
So the soldiers pitched, and assaulted the city all that day
and all that night, till at the length the city was delivered
into his hands:

1 Mac 5:51
Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and
rased the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through
the city over them that were slain.

1 Mac 5:52
After this went they over Jordan into the great plain before
Bethsan.

1 Mac 5:53
And Judas gathered together those that came behind, and
exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the
land of Judea.

1 Mac 5:54
So they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, where
they offered burnt offerings, because not one of them were slain
until they had returned in peace.

1 Mac 5:55
Now what time as Judas and Jonathan were in the land of
Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,

1 Mac 5:56
Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the
garrisons, heard of the valiant acts and warlike deeds which
they had done.

1 Mac 5:57
Wherefore they said, Let us also get us a name, and go fight
against the heathen that are round about us.

1 Mac 5:58
So when they had given charge unto the garrison that was with
them, they went toward Jamnia.

1 Mac 5:59
Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city to fight
against them.

1 Mac 5:60
And so it was, that Joseph and Azaras were put to flight, and
pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there were slain that day
of the people of Israel about two thousand men.

1 Mac 5:61
Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of
Israel, because they were not obedient unto Judas and his
brethren, but thought to do some valiant act.

1 Mac 5:62
Moreover these men came not of the seed of those, by whose
hand deliverance was given unto Israel.

1 Mac 5:63
Howbeit the man Judas and his brethren were greatly renowned
in the sight of all Israel, and of all the heathen, wheresoever
their name was heard of;

1 Mac 5:64
Insomuch as the the people assembled unto them with joyful
acclamations.

1 Mac 5:65
Afterward went Judas forth with his brethren, and fought
against the children of Esau in the land toward the south, where
he smote Hebron, and the towns thereof, and pulled down the
fortress of it, and burned the towers thereof round about.

1 Mac 5:66
From thence he removed to go into the land of the
Philistines, and