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and to have mercy on the city which was being destroyed and about to be leveled to the ground, and to hearken to the blood that cried out to him,
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and to remember also the lawless destruction of the innocent babies and the blasphemies committed against his name, and to show his hatred of evil.
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As soon as Maccabeus got his army organized, the Gentiles could not withstand him, for the wrath of the Lord had turned to mercy.
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Coming without warning, he would set fire to towns and villages. He captured strategic positions and put to flight not a few of the enemy.
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He found the nights most advantageous for such attacks. And talk of his valor spread everywhere.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.