1 Maccabees 9:33
“Then Ionathan and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiuing that, fled into the wildernes of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the poole Asphar.”
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1 Maccabees 9:33 Context
31Upon this, Ionathan tooke the gouernance vpon him at that time, and rose vp in stead of his brother Iudas. 32But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof, he sought for to slay him. 33Then Ionathan and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiuing that, fled into the wildernes of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the poole Asphar. 34Which when Bacchides vnderstood, he came neere to Iordan with all his hoste vpon the Sabbath day. 35Now Ionathan had sent his brother [ Iohn] a captaine of the people, to pray his friendes the Nabbathites that they might leaue with them their cariage, which was much.
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Then Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar.
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