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33 We love and worship you; so let us kill our enemies, that we may then sing your praises."

58 Now that the Jews had removed the shame which the Gentiles had brought, they held a great celebration.

15 They said, "An army from Ptolemais, Tyre, Sidon, and all of Galilee has come together to destroy us."

4 and they drew up their troops to resist him. In great frustration he withdrew to return to Babylonia.

19 So Judas decided to get rid of them and called all the people together to besiege the fort.

22 "How long are you going to wait before you take revenge for what was done to our countrymen?

27 Unless you act immediately, they will do even more, and you will not be able to stop them."

39 The sunlight, reflected off the bronze and gold shields, shone on the mountains and flashed like burning torches.

58 So now let's arrange a truce and make a peace treaty with the Jews and their whole nation.

5 Then all the godless traitorous Jews led by Alcimus, who wanted to be High Priest, went to Demetrius.

48 There was great rejoicing among the Jews. They set that day aside as a special day of celebration,

8 India, Media, Lydia, and some of their best lands. They took these and gave them to King Eumenes.

13 The ground shook from the noise when the two armies met, and they fought from morning until evening.

30 So today we choose you to succeed him as our ruler and commander to carry on our war."

63 When Bacchides learned about all this, he got his whole army together and alerted his supporters in Judea.

8 These men were terrified when they learned that the king had given Jonathan authority to raise an army.

46 But he escaped to the palace while the mob took control of the streets and began to riot.

14 During this time of war, we did not wish to trouble you or our other allies and friends,

29 Jonathan and his men saw the campfires but did not realize what had happened until the next morning.

42 When Trypho saw how large an army Jonathan had brought with him, he was afraid to take action.