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1 Maccabees 5:32-36 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

32. he said to the men of his army, “Fight for our kindred today.”

33. He came up behind them with three columns blowing their trumpets and crying out in prayer.

34. When the army of Timothy realized that it was Maccabeus, they fled before him, and he inflicted on them a great defeat. About eight thousand of their men fell that day.

35. Then he turned toward Alema and attacked and captured it; he killed every male, took spoils, and burned it down.

36. From there he moved on and took Chaspho, Maked, Bosor, and the other cities of Gilead.

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