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Upon taking the city, he burned its temple to the ground with all that were sheltered in it; so was Carnaim vanquished, and could make head against Juda no more. (1 Maccabees 5, 44)
But still he and his brethren would be on the march, reducing the men of Edom in the south country; on Hebron and its daughter townships the blow fell, neither wall nor tower of it but was burned to the ground. (1 Maccabees 5, 65)
At this, all Jonathan’s supporters took to their heels; none stood their ground but Mathathias son of Absalom and Judas son of Calphi, that had the marshalling of his men. (1 Maccabees 11, 70)
Nor might they find shelter in the strongholds of the Azotus territory; he burnt these to the ground; a toll of two thousand men he had taken before he returned victorious to Judaea. (1 Maccabees 16, 10)
here was the gateway burnt to the ground, here were innocent lives forfeited. Cried we upon the Lord, and all our prayers were answered; burnt-sacrifice and bloodless offering were made, lamps lighted, and loaves set forth in the temple as of old! (2 Maccabees 1, 8)
Good heed he gave to the matter, and after due examination fenced the ground in with a shrine, in witness of what befell there. (2 Maccabees 1, 34)
With the suddenness of his fall to the ground, darkness had closed about him; hastily they caught him up and carried him out in his litter; (2 Maccabees 3, 27)
Why, the priests themselves had no more stomach for serving the altar; temple scorned, and sacrifice unheeded, off they went to the wrestling-ground, there to enter their names and win unhallowed prizes, soon as ever the first quoit was thrown! (2 Maccabees 4, 14)
Their city was like to be razed to the ground; would he watch the ruin of it unmoved? Would he be deaf, while bloodshed cried out for vengeance? (2 Maccabees 8, 3)
On village or town of theirs he would fall suddenly, and burn it to the ground; by seizing some point of vantage, once and again he put their forces to the rout; (2 Maccabees 8, 6)
and swore that if Judas were not handed over to him in chains he would raze yonder sanctuary to the ground, demolish the altar, and consecrate its precincts anew to Bacchus. (2 Maccabees 14, 33)
Consider✻ that path well, and on safe ground thou shalt journey still; (Proverbs 4, 26)
