43 Bacchides heard it, and he came on the Sabbath day to the banks of the Jordan with a great army. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:43
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1 Maccabees 9:33–35
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1 Maccabees 9:62–64
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1 Maccabees 9:13–15
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1 Maccabees 2:31–33
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2 Maccabees 8:11–13
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2 Maccabees 15:1–2
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1 Maccabees 5:38–40
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1 Maccabees 4:2–4
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