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Then his son Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his stead.
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And all his brethren helped him, and so did all those who held with his father; and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.
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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.
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In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey.
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For he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and burned up those that vexed his people.
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Therefore the wicked shrank for fear of him; and all the workers of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand.
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He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad by his acts, and his memory is blessed for ever.
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Moreover he went through the cities of Judah, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel,
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so that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish.
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Then Apollonius gathered the Gentiles together, and a great host out of Samaria, to fight against Israel.