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66 Judas Maccabeus has been strong all his life; he will be your commander and will lead you in battle against the enemy.

12 When the spoils of war were collected, Judas took the sword of Apollonius and used it in battle until the day he died.

23 As soon as Judas had finished speaking, he and his men made a sudden attack against Seron and his army and crushed them.

24 They pursued them down the pass at Beth Horon to the plain and killed about 800 men. Those who escaped fled to Philistia.

27 When Antiochus heard what had happened, he was furious. He ordered all the armies of his empire to assemble in one huge force.

55 After that, Judas divided his men into groups of ten, fifty, a hundred, and a thousand, placing officers in charge of each group.

59 It is better for us to die fighting than to stand idly by and watch the destruction of our nation and our Temple.

2 with men from the fort in Jerusalem as his guides. He had planned to make a surprise attack on the Jewish army,

6 At dawn Judas appeared in the plain with 3,000 men, not all of them as well armed as they would have liked.

21 When they saw all this, they were terrified, and when they also saw that Judas' army was in the plain ready for battle,

24 When the Jews came back to their own camp, they sang a hymn: "The Lord is worthy of praise; his mercy endures forever."

36 Judas and his brothers said, "Now that our enemies have been defeated, let's go to Jerusalem to purify the Temple and rededicate it."

49 They made new utensils for worship and brought the lampstand, the altar of incense, and the table for the bread into the Temple.

14 This letter was still being read when other messengers, who had torn their clothes in sorrow, arrived with a report from Galilee.

19 He told them: "I am leaving you in command here, but don't go out and fight the Gentiles until we get back."

24 During this time, Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan had crossed the Jordan River and had marched for three days through the desert.

31 When Judas heard the noise, the shouts, and the sound of trumpets coming from the city, he realized that the battle had begun,

41 But if he is afraid and stops on the other side of the river, we will cross over to attack and defeat him."

54 With thanksgiving and rejoicing, they went up to Mount Zion and sacrificed burnt offerings because they had returned safely without a single loss.

63 But Judas Maccabeus and his brothers won great respect among all the Israelites and all the Gentiles. When people heard of their fame,