41
And they determined in that day, saying: Whosoever shall come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die, as our brethren that were slain in the secret places.
42
Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law.
43
And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them.
44
And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their indignation: and the rest fled to the nations for safety.
45
And Mathathias and his friends went round about, and they threw down the altars: