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When Jonathan heard this, he gave orders to continue the siege; and he chose some of the elders of Israel and some of the priests, and put himself in danger, (1 Maccabees 11, 23)
Now Jonathan sent to Demetrius the king the request that he remove the troops of the citadel from Jerusalem, and the troops in the strongholds; for they kept fighting against Israel. (1 Maccabees 11, 41)
When Jonathan returned he convened the elders of the people and planned with them to build strongholds in Judea, (1 Maccabees 12, 35)
So they all reached the land of Judah safely, and they mourned for Jonathan and his companions and were in great fear; and all Israel mourned deeply. (1 Maccabees 12, 52)
By reason of this all my brothers have perished for the sake of Israel, and I alone am left. (1 Maccabees 13, 4)
All Israel bewailed him with great lamentation, and mourned for him many days. (1 Maccabees 13, 26)
"King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greeting. (1 Maccabees 13, 36)
In the one hundred and seventieth year the yoke of the Gentiles was removed from Israel, (1 Maccabees 13, 41)
On the twenty-third day of the second month, in the one hundred and seventy-first year, the Jews entered it with praise and palm branches, and with harps and cymbals and stringed instruments, and with hymns and songs, because a great enemy had been crushed and removed from Israel. (1 Maccabees 13, 51)
He established peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy. (1 Maccabees 14, 11)
This is a copy of the letter which the Spartans sent: "The rulers and the city of the Spartans to Simon the high priest and to the elders and the priests and the rest of the Jewish people, our brethren, greeting. (1 Maccabees 14, 20)
For he and his brothers and the house of his father have stood firm; they have fought and repulsed Israel's enemies and established its freedom." (1 Maccabees 14, 26)
