1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 11:62

καὶ ἠξίωσαν οἱ ἀπὸ Γάζης Ιωναθαν, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δεξιὰς καὶ ἔλαβεν τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀρχόντων αὐτῶν εἰς ὅμηρα καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς Ιερουσαλημ· καὶ διῆλθεν τὴν χώραν ἕως Δαμασκοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus.

Modern English

Afterward, when the people of Gaza pleaded with him, he made peace with them, took the sons of their leading men as hostages, sent them to Jerusalem, and traveled on through the region as far as Damascus.

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