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elephant_n send_v out_o of_o the_o land_n chap._n 6._o 8_o alciâ—us_n the_o jew_n go_v to_o demetrius_n chap._n 7._o 9_o nicanor_n be_v slay_v chap._n 7._o at_o length_n judah_n himself_o after_o the_o confederacy_n make_v with_o the_o roman_n chap._n 8._o be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n which_o be_v stir_v up_o among_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o commundement_n of_o demetrius_n after_o the_o death_n of_o nicanor_n by_o bacides_n and_o alcinus_n the_o prince_n of_o demetrius_n the_o king_n chap_n 9_o o_o most_o godly_a captain_n and_o heroical_a constancy_n in_o the_o judaical_a religion_n o_o most_o valiauâ—e_a sighter_n and_o defender_n of_o this_o nation_n who_o at_o length_n be_v throw_v down_o in_o the_o truâ—_n confession_n most_o valiant_o die_v for_o the_o maintain_n of_o god_n glory_n from_o the_o nine_o chapter_n unto_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n be_v describe_v the_o history_n of_o jonathâ—s_n the_o brother_n of_o judas_n machabeâ—s_n who_o deal_v with_o both_o the_o demetrius_n and_o bacides_n and_o aleinus_n of_o who_o he_o obtain_v victory_n by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o brother_n simon_n afterward_o he_o have_v his_o affair_n with_o the_o young_a prince_n of_o demetrius_n the_o young_a until_o triphon_n slay_v he_o by_o subtlety_n azealous_a warrior_n for_o religion_n and_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n from_o the_o 13._o chap_n unto_o the_o 16_o be_v describe_v the_o history_n of_o simon_n the_o brother_n of_o judas_n machabeus_n and_o of_o jonathas_n in_o the_o last_o chap_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n the_o succession_n of_o john_n his_o son_n be_v describe_v after_o the_o death_n of_o simon_n the_o second_o book_n of_o maccabee_n the_o second_o book_n of_o machaâ—_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v a_o description_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n chief_o so_o much_o as_o appertain_v to_o judas_n machabeus_n there_o be_v 15._o chapter_n which_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v divide_v in_o the_o fâ—â—st_n 7._o chap_n 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