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2 Maccabees 14:11
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As soon as Alcimus had finished his speech, the other advisers quickly seized this opportunity to arouse Demetrius' anger against Judas, because they also hated him.
2 Maccabees 14:18
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However, when Nicanor heard how bravely and courageously Judas and his men were fighting for their country, he decided not to settle the matter in battle.
2 Maccabees 14:45
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Still alive, and burning with courage, he got up, and with blood gushing from his wounds, he ran through the crowd and finally climbed a steep rock.
2 Maccabees 15:31
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When they arrived in the city, he called together all the people, stationed the priests before the altar, and sent for the men in the fort.
1 Maccabees 1:9
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and each had himself crowned king of his own territory. The descendants of these kings ruled for many generations and brought a great deal of misery on the world.
1 Maccabees 1:39
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Her Temple was as empty as a wilderness; her festivals were turned into days of mourning, her Sabbath joy into shame. Her honor became an object of ridicule.
1 Maccabees 1:44
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The king also sent messengers with a decree to Jerusalem and all the towns of Judea, ordering the people to follow customs that were foreign to the country.
1 Maccabees 1:45
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He ordered them not to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, or wine offerings in the Temple, and commanded them to treat Sabbaths and festivals as ordinary work days.
1 Maccabees 2:1
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During that time, a priest of the Jehoiarib family named Mattathias, who was the son of John and the grandson of Simeon, moved from Jerusalem and settled in Modein.
1 Maccabees 2:15
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Then the king's officials, who were forcing the people to turn from God, came to the town of Modein to force the people there to offer pagan sacrifices.
1 Maccabees 2:44
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Now that they had an army, they gave vent to their anger by attacking the renegade Jews. Those who escaped were forced to flee to the Gentiles for safety.
1 Maccabees 2:61
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Take each of these ancestors of ours as an example, and you will realize that no one who puts his trust in the Lord will ever lack strength.
1 Maccabees 2:62
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Don't be afraid of the threats of a wicked man. Remember that he will die and all his splendor will end with worms feeding on his decaying body.
1 Maccabees 3:14
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Seron said to himself, "I will make a reputation for myself throughout the empire by defeating Judas and his men, who have no respect for the king's command."
1 Maccabees 3:15
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Then he began a new campaign against Judas and was joined by a strong force of godless men who were eager to help him take vengeance on Israel.
1 Maccabees 3:31
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He was very disturbed; but finally he decided to go to Persia, collect the taxes from the provinces there, and bring together a large sum of ready cash.
1 Maccabees 3:37
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Taking the other half of his army, the king set out from Antioch, his capital city, in the year 147. He crossed the Euphrates River and marched through Mesopotamia.
1 Maccabees 3:39
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He put them in charge of 40,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry and ordered them to invade the land of Judea and destroy it as the king had commanded.
1 Maccabees 3:56
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Then, in obedience to the Law, he sent home everyone who had recently been married, built a house, or planted a vineyard, as well as anyone who was afraid.
1 Maccabees 4:38
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There they found the Temple abandoned, the altar profaned, the gates burned down, the courtyards grown up in a forest of weeds, and the priests' rooms torn down.