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Apocrypha. Christ Satriere^ themselves togetherintothe midst dr. 1+5. of the city, to the number of an hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king.

46 Wherefore the king fled into the court, but they of the eity kept the pass ages of the city, and began to fight.

47 Then the king called to the Jews for help, who came unto him all at once, and dispersing themselves through the city slew that day in the city to the number of an hundred thousand.

48 Also they set fire on the city, and gat many spoils that day, and delivered the king.

49 So when they of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would, their courage was abated : wherefore they made supplication to the king, and cried, saying,

50 II Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us and the city.

5 1 With that they cast away their wea pons, and made peace ; and the Jews were honoured in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm ; and they returned to Jerusalem, having great spoils.

52 So king Demetrius fat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him.

53 Nevertheless he dissembled in all that ever he spake, and estranged himself from Jonathan, neither rewarded he him ac cording to the benefits which he had re ceived of him, but troubled him very fore.

54 After this returned Tryphon, and with him the young child Antiochus, who ' reigned, and was crowned.

55 Then there gathered urito him all the men of war, whom Demetrius had put a- way, and they fought against Demetrius, who turned his back and fled,

^6 Moreover Tryphon took the f clc- UaJI phants, and won Antioch.

57 At that time young Antiochus wrote unto Jonathan, saying, I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and appoint thee ruler over the four governments, and to be one of the king's friends.

58 Upon this he sent him golden vessels tGr. and f to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, wint be- and to wear a golden buckle.

59 ^S brother Simon also he made cap- "ajci " taiu from the place called The ladder of 'tbt'tnei Tyrus unto tne borders of Egypt.

60 Then Jonathan || went forth, and pass- "ho l'bi e(* tnroush cities beyond the water, and rXerand all the forces of Syria gathered themselves through ib* unto him for to help him : and when he came to Ascalon, they of the city met him cH^Tsr honourably.

61 From whence lie went to Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him out wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned || the suburbs ^Pr^ f thereof with fire, and spoiled them. 'thJealoui.

62 Afterward, when they of Ga?a made supplication unto Jonathan, t he made fOr. peace with them, and took the sons of tlfmtb* their chief men for hostages, and sent right band. them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus.

63 Now when Jonathan heard that De metrius' princes were come to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purpos ing II to remove him out of the country, II Or,

64 He went to meet them, and left Si- " mon his brother in the country.

65 Then Simon encamped against Beth- °{:'Kij0„m sura, and fought against it a long season, andshutitup:

66 But they desired to have peace with him, which he granted them, and then put them out from thence, and took the city, and set a garrison in it.

67 As for Jonathan and his host, they pitched at the water of Gennefar, from whence betimes in the morning they gat them to the plain of Nasor.

68 And, behold, the host of strangers met them in the plain, who, having laid men in ambush for him in the mountains, came themselves over against him.

69 So when they that lay in ambush rose out of their places, and joined battle, all that were of Jonathan's side fled ;

70 Insomuch as there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Calphi, the captains of the host.

71 Then Jonathan rent his clothes, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed.

72 Afterwards turning again to battle, he put them to flight, and so they ran away.

73 Now when his own men that were fled saw this, they turned again unto him, and with him pursued them to Cades, even unto their own tents, and there they camped.

74 So there were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men : but Jonathan returned to Jerusalem.