1 Maccabees 9:35
“Now 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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1 Maccabees 9:35 Context
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. 36But the children of Iambri came out of Medaba, and tooke Iohn and all that hee had, and went their way with it. 37After this came word to Ionathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Iambri made a great mariage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabatha with a great traine, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Canaan.
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Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much.
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