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and here was Jonathan exerting all his strength to deal a blow at Bacchides, who declined the encounter! (1 Maccabees 9, 47)
What did Jonathan then? With all his company, he leapt into Jordan. So now, to reach them, the enemy must swim for it across the stream.✻ (1 Maccabees 9, 48)
But ere long there was conspiracy afoot among the godless party; here were Jonathan and his men living secure of their safety; let Bacchides come in again, he might seize them all, and make one night’s work of it. (1 Maccabees 9, 58)
whereupon he raised a great army for marching on Judaea, but first sent word privately to his partisans there, bidding them seize Jonathan and his company for themselves. Word went abroad, and the plan miscarried; (1 Maccabees 9, 60)
it was Jonathan✻ seized fifty notables of Judaea, that were the authors of the conspiracy, and put them to death. (1 Maccabees 9, 61)
meanwhile, Jonathan had left his brother Simon in command of the city, and was roaming the country-side. When he came back, it was with a band of men at his heels; (1 Maccabees 9, 65)
when Jonathan, hearing of it, sent envoys to offer peace, and an exchange of prisoners. (1 Maccabees 9, 70)
This offer he gladly accepted, and carried out the terms of it, giving his word he would do Jonathan no more injury as long as he lived, (1 Maccabees 9, 71)
Israel had a respite from fighting at last, and Jonathan took up his dwelling at Machmas, whence he ruled the people thenceforward, ridding the land of godless folk altogether. (1 Maccabees 9, 73)
at the same time, he wrote to Jonathan, in such loving terms as should flatter his dignity. (1 Maccabees 10, 3)
So he empowered Jonathan to muster an army, and to make weapons of war, as the ally of Syria; the hostages, too, in the citadel were to be given back to him. (1 Maccabees 10, 6)
When Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read this letter aloud, not to the townsfolk only, but to the citadel garrison, (1 Maccabees 10, 7)
