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himself_o and_o vanquish_v the_o residue_n that_o almost_o none_o remain_v whereof_o when_o tiding_n come_v to_o hircanus_n he_o be_v very_o glad_a and_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n with_o peace_n and_o joy_n after_o this_o hircanus_n make_v many_o great_a battle_n with_o the_o nation_n about_o he_o and_o have_v ever_o victory_n he_o also_o come_v to_o the_o mount_n of_o corizim_n where_o he_o win_v a_o fort_n of_o the_o sectary_n and_o samaritan_n and_o raze_v the_o temple_n that_o the_o sectary_n have_v there_o as_o their_o house_n of_o sanctuary_n which_o they_o build_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o alexander_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o greek_n he_o that_o build_v it_o be_v manasse_n the_o priest_n brother_n to_o simeon_n the_o just_a but_o hircanus_n the_o high_a priest_n pull_v it_o down_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o that_o it_o be_v build_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o the_o gity_n of_o samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o this_o be_v the_o mâ—…ther_n city_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o sectary_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o distress_n by_o the_o long_a siege_n of_o hircanus_n that_o they_o within_o be_v fain_o to_o eat_v the_o carcase_n of_o dog_n the_o feast_n of_o propitiation_n then_o at_o hand_n hircanus_n make_v speed_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o execute_v his_o office_n at_o that_o feast_n for_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n appoint_v for_o general_n of_o his_o army_n aristobulus_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o his_o second_o antigonus_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n they_o within_o the_o town_n write_v to_o the_o king_n of_o greece_n to_o come_v to_o succour_v they_o which_o he_o do_v with_o a_o great_a power_n but_o these_o two_o young_a man_n the_o king_n son_n go_v to_o meet_v they_o with_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o give_v they_o the_o overthrow_n kill_v they_o up_o almost_o every_o one_o to_o the_o number_n of_o twenty_o one_o thousand_o fight_a man_n and_o the_o rest_n flee_v that_o do_v the_o young_a man_n return_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o samaria_n king_n hircanus_n their_o father_n have_v tiding_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o grecian_n against_o his_o son_n so_o that_o he_o perceive_v they_o shall_v have_v the_o grecian_n of_o the_o one_o side_n of_o they_o and_o the_o samaritan_n and_o sectary_n of_o the_o other_o but_o he_o know_v nothing_o what_o be_v happen_v for_o that_o victory_n chance_v the_o nine_o day_n of_o tisre_n or_o september_n his_o heart_n therefore_o be_v careful_a for_o his_o son_n and_o for_o israel_n notwithstanding_o he_o proceed_v in_o his_o office_n according_a as_o the_o feast_n require_v as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la or_o the_o most_o holy_a to_o offer_v incense_n and_o to_o call_v for_o mercy_n for_o his_o child_n and_o for_o his_o army_n he_o hear_v a_o voice_n speak_v unto_o he_o never_o trouble_v thy_o mind_n with_o thy_o child_n and_o with_o the_o host_n of_o israel_n for_o yesterday_o the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n hear_v they_o and_o according_a 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burn_v up_o the_o city_n he_o have_v war_n also_o with_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o arabian_n and_o god_n prosper_v all_o that_o ever_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n short_o after_o god_n give_v he_o rest_n and_o quietness_n from_o all_o that_o dwell_v about_o he_o and_o from_o all_o his_o enemy_n so_o that_o israel_n rest_v bold_o in_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n all_o his_o time_n on_o a_o time_n the_o king_n make_v a_o feast_n to_o all_o the_o sage_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v make_v cheer_n with_o he_o and_o be_v pleasant_o dispose_v he_o say_v i_o be_o your_o scholar_n and_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v that_o do_v i_o by_o your_o authority_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o if_o you_o see_v any_o fault_n in_o i_o or_o if_o i_o do_v not_o as_o become_v i_o tell_v i_o of_o it_o that_o i_o may_v reform_v my_o evil_a way_n then_o every_o man_n great_o extol_v and_o commend_v he_o say_v who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o our_o lord_n king_n so_o worthy_a of_o the_o kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d priesthood_n 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