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But, while he was still in Persia, news reached him that the armies which had invaded Judaea had been routed, (1 Maccabees 6, 5)
But now I recall how wrongly I acted in Jerusalem when I seized all the vessels of silver and gold there and ordered the extermination of the inhabitants of Judah for no reason at all. (1 Maccabees 6, 12)
But some of the besieged broke through the blockade, and to these a number of renegades from Israel attached themselves. (1 Maccabees 6, 21)
Nor is it on us alone that their blows have fallen, but on all your territories. (1 Maccabees 6, 25)
They advanced through Idumaea and besieged Beth-Zur, pressing the attack for days on end; they also constructed siege-engines, but the defenders made a sortie and set these on fire, putting up a brave resistance. (1 Maccabees 6, 31)
These animals were distributed among the phalanxes, to each elephant being allocated a thousand men dressed in coats of mail with bronze helmets on their heads; five hundred picked horsemen were also assigned to each beast. (1 Maccabees 6, 35)
But they had no food in their stores since it was the seventh year, and because those who had taken refuge in Judaea from the gentiles had eaten up the last of their reserves. (1 Maccabees 6, 53)
The king then entered Mount Zion, but on seeing how impregnable the place was, he broke the oath he had sworn and gave orders for the encircling wall to be demolished. (1 Maccabees 6, 62)
He sent him with the godless Alcimus, whom he confirmed in the high priesthood, with orders to exact retribution from the Israelites. (1 Maccabees 7, 9)
They believed him, but he arrested sixty of them and put them to death on one day, fulfilling the words of scripture: (1 Maccabees 7, 16)
But he ridiculed them, laughed at them, defiled them and used insolent language, swearing in his rage, (1 Maccabees 7, 34)
(And, indeed, they were extremely powerful.) He had been told of their wars and of their prowess among the Gauls, whom they had conquered and put under tribute; (1 Maccabees 8, 2)
