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And in his prayer he said after this manner: Thou, O Lord, who didst send thy angel in the time of Ezechias king of Juda, and didst kill a hundred and eighty-five thousand of the army of Sennacherib:
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Send now also, 0 Lord of heaven, thy good angel before us, for the fear and dread of the greatness of thy arm,
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That they may be afraid, who come with blasphemy against thy holy people. And thus he concluded his prayer.
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But Nicanor, and they that were with him came forward, with trumpets and songs.
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But Judas, and they that were with him, encountered them, calling upon God by prayers: