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to have mercy on the city that was being destroyed and about to be leveled to the ground; to hearken to the blood that cried out to him;
4
to remember also the lawless destruction of the innocent babies and the blasphemies committed against his name; and to show his hatred of evil.
5
As soon as Maccabeus got his army organized, the Gentiles could not withstand him, for the wrath of the Lord had turned to mercy.
6
Coming without warning, he would set fire to towns and villages. He captured strategic positions and put to flight not a few of the enemy.
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He found the nights most advantageous for such attacks. And talk of his valor spread everywhere.
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