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Judas made the name of his people more famous. He put on his breastplate and girded himself with the armor of war like a giant; he fought many battles and protected his camp with his sword. (1 Maccabees 3, 3)
They seized the plunder and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and from then on he always used it in battle. (1 Maccabees 3, 12)
but all the rear guard fell by the sword. They pursued them to Gazara, to the plains of Idumea, of Azot and Jamnia and killed about three thousand of the enemy. (1 Maccabees 4, 15)
Deliver them to the sword of your faithful people so that all who know you may praise your name." (1 Maccabees 4, 33)
Judas quickly turned off with his army by the desert road to Bozrah; he occupied the city, put all the men to the sword, seized the booty and then burned the city. (1 Maccabees 5, 28)
He put all the male inhabitants to the sword, razed the city and took its plunder. (1 Maccabees 5, 51)
Take vengeance on this man and on his army; let them die by the sword. Remember their insults and do not delay in punishing them." (1 Maccabees 7, 38)
The people came out from all the neighboring villages of Judea and surrounded the fugitives, forcing them to return to defend their lives. So all fell by the sword, not even one of them was left. (1 Maccabees 7, 46)
"May all go well with the Romans and the Jewish people at sea and on land forever, may both sword and enemy be far from them! (1 Maccabees 8, 23)
There were about eight thousand men who either fell by the sword or were burned to death. (1 Maccabees 10, 85)
Young and old perished; men, women and children were massacred, and infants and virgins were put to the sword. (2 Maccabees 5, 13)
After calling upon God, the just judge, he set out against the murderers of his brothers and sisters. He set fire to the harbor by night, burned the ships and put to the sword those who had taken refuge there. (2 Maccabees 12, 6)