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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 they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.
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So he gat his people great honour, 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 burnt up those that vexed his people.
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Wherefore the wicked shrunk 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 with his acts, and his memorial is blessed for ever.
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Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel: