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At that, Simon relented; harry them to the death he would not, but he drove them out of the city, and cleansed all the houses where idols had stood; then, with singing of psalms and giving of thanks, he made his entry; (1 Maccabees 13, 47)
At last they cried out to Simon, he should give them quarter, and give them quarter he did, but drove them out, and cleansed the citadel of its pollution. (1 Maccabees 13, 50)
When Arsaces, king of the Medes and Persians, had news of it, he gave orders to one of his chieftains, the invader must be taken alive and brought into his presence. (1 Maccabees 14, 2)
and their letters were read out before the whole assembly at Jerusalem. The Spartans wrote in these words following: (1 Maccabees 14, 19)
In his days it was, and by his means, the land was rid at last of Gentile intruders; not least the garrison of David’s own Keep at Jerusalem, that by their sallying out profaned the sacred precincts, and much defiled their purity; (1 Maccabees 14, 36)
to which Simon made this answer: Other men’s fief seized we never, nor other men’s rights detain; here be lands that were our fathers’ once, by enemies of ours for some while wrongfully held; (1 Maccabees 15, 33)
but went back to the king very ill pleased, and told him what answer was given; of Simon’s court, too, and of all else he had seen.Antiochus was in a great taking of anger; (1 Maccabees 15, 36)
here was the gateway burnt to the ground, here were innocent lives forfeited. Cried we upon the Lord, and all our prayers were answered; burnt-sacrifice and bloodless offering were made, lamps lighted, and loaves set forth in the temple as of old! (2 Maccabees 1, 8)
To prayer fell the priests all around, while sacrifice was done, Jonathan to lead them,✻ and the rest answering; (2 Maccabees 1, 23)
As for the place, Nehemias himself called it Nephthar, which means Purification; but the vulgar call it Nephi. (2 Maccabees 1, 36)
Meanwhile, we notify you by these presents of that cleansing ceremony we mean to perform; do us the courtesy to keep holiday on your part. (2 Maccabees 2, 16)
Speak we of that temple, the most famous in all the world, by their means recovered, of a city set free, of forgotten laws re-established, and how the Lord, in his great complaisance, shewed them mercy. (2 Maccabees 2, 23)
