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23 Now once again, Lord of heaven, send your good angel to make our enemies shake and tremble with fear.

4 By building up a strong army, he dominated whole nations and their rulers, and forced everyone to pay him taxes.

16 When Antiochus had firmly established himself as king, he decided to conquer Egypt and rule that country as well as Syria.

24 Then he took it all to his own country. He had also murdered many people and boasted arrogantly about it.

29 Two years later Antiochus sent a large army from Mysia against the towns of Judea. When the soldiers entered Jerusalem,

48 They were forbidden to circumcise their sons and were required to make themselves ritually unclean in every way they could,

49 so that they would forget the Law which the Lord had given through Moses and would disobey all its commands.

61 Their babies were hung around their necks, and their families and those who had circumcised them were put to death.

25 He also killed the royal official who was forcing the people to sacrifice, and then he tore down the altar.

27 Then Mattathias went through the town shouting, "Everyone who is faithful to God's covenant and obeys his Law, follow me!"

34 "We will not come out," they answered. "We will not obey the king's command, and we will not profane the Sabbath."

48 They rescued the Law of Moses from the Gentiles and their kings and broke the power of the wicked King Antiochus.

50 But you, my sons, must be devoted to the Law and ready to die to defend God's covenant with our ancestors.

56 Caleb brought back a good report to the community and was given a part of the land as a reward.

8 He went through the towns of Judea and destroyed all the godless men. He relieved Israel of its terrible suffering.

16 When he approached the pass at Beth Horon, Judas went out to meet him with a small group of men.

19 Victory in battle does not depend on who has the largest army; it is the Lord's power that determines the outcome.

20 Our enemies are coming against us with great violence, intending to plunder our possessions and kill our wives and children.

28 From his treasury he paid a full year's wages to his soldiers and ordered them to be prepared for any emergency.

40 These commanders set out with their entire force, and when they came to the plains near Emmaus, they made camp.