1 Maccabees 4:29
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29 They came into Idumea and encamped at Beth-zur, and Judas met them with ten thousand men.(A)
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2 Maccabees 13:19-22
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19 He advanced against Beth-zur, a strong fortress of the Jews, was turned back, attacked again,[a] and was defeated.(A) 20 Judas sent in to the garrison whatever was necessary. 21 But Rhodocus, a man from the ranks of the Jews, gave secret information to the enemy; he was sought for, caught, and put in prison. 22 The king negotiated a second time with the people in Beth-zur, gave pledges, received theirs, withdrew, attacked Judas and his men, was defeated;(B)
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- 13.19 Or faltered
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