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Judas saw that Bacchides and the main strength of his army was on the right. The most courageous of the Israelites went with him, (1 Maccabees 9, 14)
If you have confidence in your forces, come down to the plain and let us measure each other's strength there, for I have with me the army of the cities. (1 Maccabees 10, 71)
Simon decreed that this day be celebrated as a day of annual rejoicing. He strengthened the fortifications of the Temple hill by the side of the military Citadel, and dwelt there with his men. (1 Maccabees 13, 52)
He had already come near the Treasury with his bodyguard, when the Lord of the spirits and of every power caused so great a manifestation that all who had dared accompany Heliodorus were astonished before the power of God, and they lost their strength and courage. (2 Maccabees 3, 24)
Arriving in Jerusalem, under the pretext of peace, he waited until the holy day of the sabbath. Then he took the Jews by surprise as they rested. He ordered his men to conduct a military parade, (2 Maccabees 5, 25)
In his death, he left a noble example and a memorial of virtue and strength, not only to the young but to the whole nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
The Lord's anger turned into compassion, and as soon as Maccabeus had organized his troops, they became invincible against the pagans. Judas generally took advantage of the night for his military campaigns. (2 Maccabees 8, 5)
When Philip saw that Judas was making progress little by little and his victories increased from day to day, he wrote to Ptolemy, the military commissioner of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, to come and help him under the king's service. (2 Maccabees 8, 8)
But I thought of how my father would designate his successor whenever he set out for any military expedition into the uplands, (2 Maccabees 9, 23)
It was then that Gorgias was appointed military commissioner of those regions, and began to stir up war against the Jews by any means. (2 Maccabees 10, 14)
Those within were confident in the strength of the fortress, so they hurled insults and curses at the Jews. (2 Maccabees 10, 34)
The besieged, confident in the strength of their walls and because they had their storehouses full of provisions, underestimated the men of Judas and behaved most insolently toward them. They also shouted insults, blasphemies and sacrilegious words at them. (2 Maccabees 12, 14)
