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Word was brought to the royal officials and forces stationed in Jerusalem, in the City of David, that those who had repudiated the king's edict had gone down to the hiding places in the desert. (1 Maccabees 2, 31)
Judas pursued them down from Beth-Horon as far as the plain. About eight hundred of their men fell, and the rest took refuge in the country of the Philistines. (1 Maccabees 3, 24)
Next, the gentiles of Gilead banded together to destroy the Israelites living in their territory. The latter, however, took refuge in the fortress of Dathema, (1 Maccabees 5, 9)
and they are preparing to storm the fortress in which we have taken refuge; Timotheus is in command of their forces. (1 Maccabees 5, 11)
When Judas saw that the attack had begun and that the war cry was rising to heaven from the city, mingled with trumpet calls and a great clamour, (1 Maccabees 5, 31)
He was himself the first across to the enemy side, with all the people following. He defeated all the opposing gentiles, who threw down their arms and ran for refuge in the sanctuary of Carnaim. (1 Maccabees 5, 43)
King Antiochus, meanwhile, was making his way through the Upper Provinces; he had heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais, renowned for its riches, its silver and gold, (1 Maccabees 6, 1)
He therefore went and attempted to take the city and pillage it, but without success, the citizens having been forewarned. (1 Maccabees 6, 3)
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)
He then hurriedly withdrew, making off for Antioch, where he found Philip already master of the city. Antiochus gave battle and captured the city by force of arms. (1 Maccabees 6, 63)
About five hundred of Nicanor's men fell; the rest took refuge in the City of David. (1 Maccabees 7, 32)
But this became known to Jonathan, his brother Simon and all his supporters, and they took refuge in the desert of Tekoa, camping by the water-supply at Asphar storage-well. (1 Maccabees 9, 33)
