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2 Maccabees 15:28
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When the battle was over and they were going home celebrating their victory, they noticed Nicanor in full armor lying dead on the battlefield.
2 Maccabees 15:38
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If it is well written and to the point, I am pleased; if it is poorly written and uninteresting, I have still done my best.
1 Maccabees 1:57
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and anyone who was caught with a copy of the sacred books or who obeyed the Law was put to death by order of the king.
1 Maccabees 1:59
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On the twenty-fifth of the month, these same evil people offered sacrifices on the pagan altar erected on top of the altar in the Temple.
1 Maccabees 2:9
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Its splendid furnishings have been carried away as loot. Our children have been killed in the streets, and our young men by the sword of the enemy.
1 Maccabees 2:51
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Remember what our ancestors did and how much they accomplished in their day. Follow their example, and you will be rewarded with great glory and undying fame.
1 Maccabees 2:63
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Today he may be highly honored, but tomorrow he will disappear; his body will return to the earth and his scheming will come to an end.
1 Maccabees 2:70
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He was buried in the family tomb at Modein, and all the people of Israel went into deep mourning for him. This happened in the year 146.
1 Maccabees 3:6
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In fear of him, lawless men huddled together in terror, not knowing which way to turn. He advanced the cause of freedom by what he did.
1 Maccabees 3:49
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They brought the priests' robes, the offerings of the first grain, and the tithes, and then they brought in some Nazirites who had completed their vows.
1 Maccabees 4:27
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When Lysias heard that his troops had lost the battle, he was shocked and disappointed that Israel had not been defeated as the king had commanded.
1 Maccabees 4:31
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Now in the same way let your people Israel defeat our enemy. Put them to shame, in spite of all their confidence in their infantry and cavalry.
1 Maccabees 5:17
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Judas said to his brother Simon, "Choose some men and go rescue our fellow Jews in Galilee; our brother Jonathan and I will go to Gilead."
1 Maccabees 5:18
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Judas left the rest of his army to defend Judea and put the two leaders, Azariah and Joseph son of Zechariah, in charge of the people.
1 Maccabees 5:33
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He ordered his men to march in three columns and attack the enemy from the rear. As they moved forward, they blew trumpets and shouted prayers.
1 Maccabees 5:34
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When the army under Timothy's command saw that it was Judas Maccabeus, the soldiers turned and fled. Judas crushed them and killed about 8,000 men that day.
1 Maccabees 5:42
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When Judas reached the bank of the river, he gave orders to his officers to let no one stop but to push everyone forward into battle.
1 Maccabees 5:50
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The fighting men were ordered to take up their positions and attack the town. They fought all day and all night, until they had taken it.
1 Maccabees 5:68
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Judas turned aside to Azotus in Philistia. He pulled down the altars, burned the images of their gods, plundered their towns, and then returned to Judea.
1 Maccabees 6:3
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Antiochus came and tried to take the city and loot it, but he didn't succeed, because the citizens had learned what he was planning to do,