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Joseph son of Zechariah, and Azariah, who were in command of the army, heard of their valiant deeds and of the battles they had been fighting, (1 Maccabees 5, 56)
Joseph and Azariah were routed and pursued as far as the frontiers of Judaea. That day about two thousand Israelites lost their lives. (1 Maccabees 5, 60)
Our people thus met with a great reverse, because they had not listened to Judas and his brothers, thinking that they would do something equally valiant. (1 Maccabees 5, 61)
The noble Judas and his brothers, however, were held in high honour throughout Israel and among all the nations wherever their name was heard, (1 Maccabees 5, 63)
Judas marched out with his brothers to fight the Edomites in the country towards the south; he stormed Hebron and its dependent villages, threw down its fortifications and burned down its encircling towers. (1 Maccabees 5, 65)
approached the king and denounced our people to him. 'Judas and his brothers', they said, 'have killed all your friends, and he has driven us out of our country. (1 Maccabees 7, 6)
So they set out with a large force and, on reaching Judaea, sent emissaries to Judas and his brothers with proposals peaceable yet treacherous. (1 Maccabees 7, 10)
Reaching Jerusalem with a large force, Nicanor sent a friendly, yet treacherous, message to Judas and his brothers, as follows: (1 Maccabees 7, 27)
'Judas Maccabaeus and his brothers, with the Jewish people, have sent us to you to conclude a treaty of alliance and peace with you, and to enrol ourselves as your allies and friends.' (1 Maccabees 8, 20)
His men tried to dissuade him, declaring, 'We have no strength for anything but to escape with our lives this time; then we can come back with our brothers to fight them; by ourselves we are too few.' (1 Maccabees 9, 9)
He launched a blow at Odomera and his brothers, and at the sons of Phasiron in their encampment; whereupon, these too came into the struggle, joining forces with him. (1 Maccabees 9, 66)
he will not have forgotten all the wrongs we inflicted on him and his brothers, and on his nation.' (1 Maccabees 10, 5)
