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Mattathias took fire at the sight of it; one heave of anger his heart gave, and his zeal for the law could contain itself no longer; there on the altar the sacrificer was slain. (1 Maccabees 2, 24)
Traitors he ever sought out and hunted down, ever with fire-brand the oppressors of his people dislodged, (1 Maccabees 3, 5)
But by now the camp was on fire, and it needed no more than the smoke of it to warn Gorgias of his defeat; (1 Maccabees 4, 20)
Brightly the sun shone down on shield of gold, shield of bronze, till all the mountain-side gave back the glancing rays of them, and dazzled like points of fire. (1 Maccabees 6, 39)
As for Simon and his company, they made a sally out of the town, and set fire to the engines; (1 Maccabees 9, 67)
So perished, by sword and fire, some eight thousand men; (1 Maccabees 10, 85)
and in one day slew a hundred thousand men, setting fire to the town besides. There was spoil enough for the winning, that day when they saved the king’s life. (1 Maccabees 11, 48)
came to Gaza, where they shut the gates on him, and he must needs undertake the siege of it. But when he had spread fire and rapine through the country-side, (1 Maccabees 11, 61)
We, then, on this twenty-fifth day of Casleu, mean to solemnize the purification of the temple, and hold ourselves bound to notify you of it, so that you too may keep holiday, with making of bowers. …… And of the fire imparted to us, when Nehemias offered sacrifice at the re-building of temple and altar.✻ (2 Maccabees 1, 18)
Long ago, when our fathers were being carried off into the Persian country, such priests of the true God as held office in those days took away the fire from the altar, and hid it down in the valley, in a pit both deep and dry, so well guarding their secret that none might know where it was to be found. (2 Maccabees 1, 19)
Years passed, and God’s will was that Nehemias should come back, holding the Persian king’s warrant. Nehemias it was that had search made for the fire, and by the grandsons of those very priests that hid it; but they made report, fire they could find none, only a puddle of water.✻ (2 Maccabees 1, 20)
Sprinkled they were, and when the sun shone out, that till now was hidden by a cloud, all at once a great fire blazed up, astonishing the beholders. (2 Maccabees 1, 22)
