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To him Antiochus made over half his forces, with the elephants, giving him instructions about what he wanted done, particularly with regard to the inhabitants of Judaea and Jerusalem, (1 Maccabees 3, 34)
to settle foreigners in all parts of their territory and to distribute their land into lots. (1 Maccabees 3, 36)
and that Lysias in particular had advanced in massive strength, only to be forced to turn and flee before the Jews; that the latter were now stronger than ever, thanks to the arms, supplies and abundant spoils acquired from the armies they had cut to pieces, (1 Maccabees 6, 6)
Then, summoning all his Friends, he said to them, 'Sleep evades my eyes, and my heart is cowed by anxiety. (1 Maccabees 6, 10)
One part of the royal army was deployed on the upper slopes of the mountain and the other in the valley below; they advanced in solid, well-disciplined formation. (1 Maccabees 6, 40)
he darted in under the elephant, thrust at it from underneath, and killed it. The beast collapsed on top of him, and he died on the spot. (1 Maccabees 6, 46)
making themselves masters of the whole country by their determination and perseverance, despite its great distance from their own; of the kings who came from the ends of the earth to attack them, only to be crushed by them and overwhelmed with disaster, and of others who paid them annual tribute; (1 Maccabees 8, 4)
the Jewish nation will take action as her ally, as occasion may require, and do it wholeheartedly. (1 Maccabees 8, 25)
Such are the articles under which the Romans have concluded their treaty with the Jewish people. (1 Maccabees 8, 29)
If, later, either party should decide to make any addition or deletion, they will be free to do so, and any such addition or deletion will be binding. (1 Maccabees 8, 30)
and the earth shook with the noise of the armies. The engagement lasted from morning until evening. (1 Maccabees 9, 13)
Judas saw that Bacchides and the main strength of his army lay on the right; all the stout-hearted rallied to him, (1 Maccabees 9, 14)
