Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Part 39

1 Mac 9:40 Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.

1 Mac 9:41 Thus was the marriage turned into mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation.

1 Mac 9:42 So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan.

1 Mac 9:43 Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power.

1 Mac 9:44 Then Jonathan said to his company, Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not with us to day, as in time past:

1 Mac 9:45 For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, the marsh likewise and wood, neither is there place for us to turn aside.

1 Mac 9:46 Wherefore cry ye now unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies.

1 Mac 9:47 With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.

1 Mac 9:48 Then Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into Jordan, and swam over unto the other bank: howbeit the other pa.s.sed not over Jordan unto them.

1 Mac 9:49 So there were slain of Bacchides' side that day about a thousand men.

1 Mac 9:50 Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and repaired the strong cites in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates and with bars.

1 Mac 9:51 And in them he set a garrison, that they might work malice upon Israel.

1 Mac 9:52 He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazera, and the tower, and put forces in them, and provision of victuals.

1 Mac 9:53 Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.

1 Mac 9:54 Moreover in the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also the works of the prophets

1 Mac 9:55 And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprizes hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house.

1 Mac 9:56 So Alcimus died at that time with great torment.

1 Mac 9:57 Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judea was in rest two years.

1 Mac 9:58 Then all the unG.o.dly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides. .h.i.ther, who shall take them all in one night.

1 Mac 9:59 So they went and consulted with him.

1 Mac 9:60 Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him: howbeit they could not, because their counsel was known unto them.

1 Mac 9:61 Wherefore they took of the men of the country, that were authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and slew them.

1 Mac 9:62 Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.

1 Mac 9:63 Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of Judea.

1 Mac 9:64 Then went he and laid siege against Bethbasi; and they fought against it a long season and made engines of war.

1 Mac 9:65 But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and with a certain number went he forth.

1 Mac 9:66 And he smote Odonarkes and his brethren, and the children of Phasiron in their tent.

1 Mac 9:67 And when he began to smite them, and came up with his forces, Simon and his company went out of the city, and burned up the engines of war,

1 Mac 9:68 And fought against Bacchides, who was discomfited by them, and they afflicted him sore: for his counsel and travail was in vain.

1 Mac 9:69 Wherefore he was very wroth at the wicked men that gave him counsel to come into the country, inasmuch as he slew many of them, and purposed to return into his own country.

1 Mac 9:70 Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge, he sent amba.s.sadors unto him, to the end he should make peace with him, and deliver them the prisoners.

1 Mac 9:71 Which thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and sware unto him that he would never do him harm all the days of his life.

1 Mac 9:72 When therefore he had restored unto him the prisoners that he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judea, he returned and went his way into his own land, neither came he any more into their borders.

1 Mac 9:73 Thus the sword ceased from Israel: but Jonathan dwelt at Machmas, and began to govern the people; and he destroyed the unG.o.dly men out of Israel.

1 Mac 10:1 In the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander, the son of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, went up and took Ptolemais: for the people had received him, by means whereof he reigned there,

1 Mac 10:2 Now when king Demetrius heard thereof, he gathered together an exceeding great host, and went forth against him to fight.

1 Mac 10:3 Moreover Demetrius sent letters unto Jonathan with loving words, so as he magnified him.

1 Mac 10:4 For said he, Let us first make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us:

1 Mac 10:5 Else he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brethren and his people.

1 Mac 10:6 Wherefore he gave him authority to gather together an host, and to provide weapons, that he might aid him in battle: he commanded also that the hostages that were in the tower should be delivered him.

1 Mac 10:7 Then came Jonathan to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in the tower:

1 Mac 10:8 Who were sore afraid, when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an host.

1 Mac 10:9 Whereupon they of the tower delivered their hostages unto Jonathan, and he delivered them unto their parents.

1 Mac 10:10 This done, Jonathan settled himself in Jerusalem, and began to build and repair the city.

1 Mac 10:11 And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the mount Sion and about with square stones for fortification; and they did so.

1 Mac 10:12 Then the strangers, that were in the fortresses which Bacchides had built, fled away;

1 Mac 10:13 Insomuch as every man left his place, and went into his own country.

1 Mac 10:14 Only at Bethsura certain of those that had forsaken the law and the commandments remained still: for it was their place of refuge.

1 Mac 10:15 Now when king Alexander had heard what promises Demetrius had sent unto Jonathan: when also it was told him of the battles and n.o.ble acts which he and his brethren had done, and of the pains that they had endured,

1 Mac 10:16 He said, Shall we find such another man? now therefore we will make him our friend and confederate.