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Many were the pledges he gave, covenanting for the restoration of these hostages, and at last, for love of their brethren, they let him go free. (2 Maccabees 12, 25)
battle-hymn and battle-cry raising in his own language; and so he put Gorgias’ army to the rout. (2 Maccabees 12, 37)
Lysias was at his side, that was lord protector and managed the affairs of the realm, and with him were a hundred and ten thousand foot, five thousand horse, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred scythed chariots. (2 Maccabees 13, 2)
A fitting reward, this, for one that had done so many outrages upon God’s altar; fire of it and ashes of it are sacred, and it was by ashes Menelaus went to his death. (2 Maccabees 13, 8)
and himself called the elders to a council; his plan was, he told them, to march out and engage the king before he could reach Judaea and overpower the city, and the issue of it he would leave to the Lord’s good pleasure. (2 Maccabees 13, 13)
until at last Lysias must go up to an open stage, and give his reasons; whereby he calmed the indignation of the people, and so returned to Antioch. Such was the king’s march upon Judaea, and such his homecoming. (2 Maccabees 13, 26)
ay, and encouraged him to take a wife and beget children; so Judas married, and took his ease, and ever he lived on close terms with Nicanor. (2 Maccabees 14, 25)
counting it better to die honourably than to fall into the hands of sinners, and suffer outrage unworthy of a free-born man.✻ (2 Maccabees 14, 42)
And for his men he had the same encouragement; let them never be daunted by the onslaught of the heathen, but rather bethink them of heaven’s mercies in time past, and look to God Omnipotent for victory. (2 Maccabees 15, 8)
Of the law and the prophets he spoke to them, and reminded them of their old battles, till all were eager for the fight; (2 Maccabees 15, 9)
Then he was ware of another, a man of great age and reverence, nothing about him but was most worshipful; (2 Maccabees 15, 13)
A most noble harangue, and one very apt to rouse the emulation of his followers, and to stiffen their courage. No wonder if they resolved they would put it to the touch, and manfully engage the enemy; valour should decide all. Was not the holy city, was not the temple itself in jeopardy? (2 Maccabees 15, 17)
