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When Judas learned of this, he went out to meet him in battle; he defeated and killed him. Many of the enemy fell and the rest fled. (1 Maccabees 3, 11)
But on seeing the enemy advancing against them, Judas' men said to him, "How can we, few as we are, fight against so many? And besides, we feel weak for we have not eaten anything today." (1 Maccabees 3, 17)
Victory does not depend on the number of those who fight, but on Heaven which gives us strength. (1 Maccabees 3, 19)
They come against us, moved by their pride and lawlessness, to seize us and take possession of our wives and children and to take everything away from us. (1 Maccabees 3, 20)
But we are fighting for our lives and our laws. (1 Maccabees 3, 21)
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly rushed against the enemies. Seron and his army were defeated. (1 Maccabees 3, 23)
They pursued them down the slope of Beth-horon to the plain. And about eight hundred of Seron's men fell and the rest escaped to the land of the Philistines. (1 Maccabees 3, 24)
The fame of his name reached the king, and the pagan nations recounted his battles. (1 Maccabees 3, 26)
When this news reached King Antiochus, he was furious, so he ordered all the forces of his kingdom to assemble, for he had a powerful army. (1 Maccabees 3, 27)
But he found that the money in the treasury had run short, for the taxes of the provinces had decreased due to dissension and disaster, which he himself had caused in the land by changing the laws that were in force from the earliest days. (1 Maccabees 3, 29)
He feared that, as before, he would not have enough funds for his expenses and for the gifts he used to give more lavishly than preceding kings. (1 Maccabees 3, 30)
So great was his need that he decided to go to Persia to collect the taxes from those provinces and raise considerable funds. (1 Maccabees 3, 31)
