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1 Maccabees 7:9
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He was sent along with the godless Alcimus, whom the king had appointed High Priest; Alcimus had orders to take revenge on the Jews.
1 Maccabees 7:17
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"The blood of your faithful people was poured out, their bodies were scattered around Jerusalem, and there was no one left to bury the dead."
1 Maccabees 7:28
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"There need not be any quarrel between you and me. I will come to you with a small escort for a friendly private conversation."
1 Maccabees 7:41
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"Lord, the Scriptures tell us that when a king sent messengers to insult you, your angel went out and killed 185,000 of his soldiers.
1 Maccabees 7:45
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The Jews pursued them all day long from Adasa to Gezer. As they followed, they kept sounding the call to battle on the trumpets,
1 Maccabees 8:32
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If they complain to us about you one more time, we will support their cause and go to war against you on land and sea.' "
1 Maccabees 9:6
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But when they saw the enormous size of the enemy army, they were terrified. So many men deserted that only 800 Jewish soldiers were left.
1 Maccabees 9:8
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He was discouraged, but he said to those who were still with him, "Let's prepare for the attack; maybe we can still defeat them."
1 Maccabees 9:40
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The Jews attacked from their ambush and killed many of them; the rest escaped into the mountains, while the Jews carried off all their possessions.
1 Maccabees 9:44
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Jonathan said to his men, "Now we must fight for our lives. We are in a worse situation than we have ever been in before.
1 Maccabees 9:73
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War came to an end in Israel. Jonathan settled in Michmash and began to govern the people and to eliminate the renegade Jews from Israel.
1 Maccabees 10:1
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In the year 160, Alexander Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the Fourth, landed at Ptolemais and captured it. The people welcomed him as their king.
1 Maccabees 10:4
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in the hope of winning Jonathan over to his side and making peace with the Jews before Alexander made a treaty with them against him.
1 Maccabees 10:39
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I give to the Temple in Jerusalem for its operating expenses the revenues from the city of Ptolemais and the lands belonging to it.
1 Maccabees 10:49
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But when the armies of the two kings met in battle, the army of Alexander turned and ran. Demetrius pursued them and won the battle.
1 Maccabees 10:56
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I agree to your proposals, but first meet me at Ptolemais. We can get acquainted there, and I will give you my daughter in marriage."
1 Maccabees 10:67
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In the year 165 Demetrius the Second, the son of Demetrius the First, left Crete and arrived in Syria, the land of his ancestors.
1 Maccabees 10:83
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The cavalry, which by now was scattered all over the battlefield, fled to Azotus, where they took refuge in the temple of Dagon, their god.
1 Maccabees 11:12
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So he took his daughter away from Alexander and gave her to Demetrius; he broke off all relations with Alexander, and they became open enemies.
1 Maccabees 11:15
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But when he heard what Ptolemy had done, he moved to attack him. Ptolemy met him with a large force and won a decisive victory.