1 Maccabees 3:8

8 Moreover he went through the cities of Judah, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel,

1 Maccabees 3:8 In-Context

6 Therefore the wicked shrank for fear of him; and all the workers of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand.

7 He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad by his acts, and his memory is blessed for ever.

8 Moreover he went through the cities of Judah, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel,

9 so that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish.

10 Then Apollonius gathered the Gentiles together, and a great host out of Samaria, to fight against Israel.