1 Maccabees 3:5

5 For he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and burned up those that vexed his people.

1 Maccabees 3:5 In-Context

3 So he got his people great honor, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made battles, protecting the host with his sword.
4 In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey.
5 For he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and burned up those that vexed his people.
6 Therefore the wicked shrank for fear of him; and all the workers of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand.
7 He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad by his acts, and his memory is blessed for ever.
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