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And being men in power, they pursued the Israelite rebels they found month after month in the cities. (1 Maccabees 1, 58)
so he said: "Alas! Was I born just to witness the ruin of my people and the destruction of the holy city? Shall I sit by while she is in the hands of her enemies and her sanctuary in the power of foreigners? (1 Maccabees 2, 7)
When Mattathias neared his death, he said to his sons: "Now the insolent and the violent are in power; it is a time of upheaval in which God releases his anger. (1 Maccabees 2, 49)
When he saw their military strength, he prayed, "Blessed are you, Savior of Israel, who broke the warrior's strength by the hand of your servant David, and handed over the camp of the Philistines to the power of Jonathan, son of Saul, and to his armor-bearer. (1 Maccabees 4, 30)
In the same way, give this army into the hands of your people Israel, and let the confidence they place in their power and in their horses be destroyed. (1 Maccabees 4, 31)
And I keep on asking why such grief has come upon me - I who was generous and well-loved when in power - and now I am so discouraged. (1 Maccabees 6, 11)
had returned from Persia and Media with the army that had accompanied the king to those regions, and was planning to seize power. (1 Maccabees 6, 56)
At the same time, he sent a letter of friendship to Jonathan and offered him vast power, (1 Maccabees 10, 3)
The three districts of Samaria annexed to Judea shall be considered part of Jewish territory; to avoid any conflict of power, these shall be subject to no authority other than that of the High Priest. (1 Maccabees 10, 38)
"I am now again in my kingdom and have assumed power after defeating Demetrius and all his army. (1 Maccabees 10, 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)
So he was carried away, powerless even to help himself, he who but a moment before had proudly entered the treasury with a great retinue and all his bodyguard. Everyone clearly recognized the power of God. (2 Maccabees 3, 28)
