45 Then Iudas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the countrey of Galaad from the least vnto the greatest, euen their wiues and their children, and their stuffe, a very great hoste, to the ende they might come into the land of Iudea.
46 Now when they came vnto Ephron (this was a great city in the way as they should goe, very well fortified) they could not turne from it, either on the right hand or the left, but must needs passe through the midst of it.
47 Then they of the city shut them out, and stopped vp the gates with stones.
48 Whereupon Iudas sent vnto them in peaceable maner, saying; Let vs passe through your land to goe into our owne countrey, and none shall doe you any hurt, we will onely passe thorow on foote: howbeit they would not open vnto him.
49 Wherefore Iudas commaunded a proclamation to be made throughout the hoste, that euery man should pitch his tent in the place where he was.
50 So the souldiers pitched, and assaulted the city all that day, and all that night, till at the length the city was deliuered into his hands:
51 Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and tooke the spoiles therof, and passed through the city ouer them that were slaine.
52 After this went they ouer Iordan, into the great plaine before Bethsan.
53 And Iudas gathered together those that came behind, and exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Iudea.
54 So they went vp to mount Sion with ioy and gladnesse, where they offered burnt offerings, because not one of them were slaine, vntill they had returned in peace.
55 Now what time as Iudas and Ionathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,
56 Ioseph the sonne of Zacharias, and Azarias, captaines of the garisons, heard of the valiant actes and warlike deeds which they had done.
57 Wherefore they said, Let vs also get vs a name, and goe fight against the heathen that are round about vs.
58 So when they had giuen charge vnto the garison that was with them, they went towards Iamnia.
59 Then came Gorgias and his men out of the citie to fight against them.
60 And so it was, that Ioseph and Azarias were put to flight, and pursued vnto the borders of Iudea, and there were slaine that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men.
61 Thus was there a great ouerthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not obedient vnto Iudas, and his brethren, but thought to doe some valiant act.
62 Moreouer these men came not of the seed of those, by whose hand deliuerance was giuen vnto Israel.
63 Howbeit the man Iudas and his brethren were greatly renowned in the sight of all Israel, and of all the heathen wheresoeuer their name was heard of,
64 Insomuch as the people assembled vnto them with ioyfull acclamations.
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