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Then his son Judas, called Machabeus, rose up in his stead.
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And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.
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And he got his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike armour about him in battles, and protected the camp 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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And he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and them that troubled his people he burnt with fire:
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And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: and salvation prospered in his hand.