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The royal column follows a long rocky road toward a distant settlement, with Bacchides and Alcimus at its head.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 9

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 9:2

    Mesaloth Captured

    Judas Falls and Jonathan Takes the Lead · 1 Maccabees 9

    Story guide: A winding road leads to a royal camp outside Mesaloth, then to its broken gate and grieving survivors.

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    2And they traveled on the road to Galgala, and encamped against Mesaloth in Arbela, and captured it, and destroyed many people.

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