Found 166 Results for: Judas Maccabeus
Little it liked Judas, to see Alcimus and his crew mishandling the men of Israel as never the Gentiles had; (1 Maccabees 7, 23)
Everywhere Judas and his company had their way, and the sight of it warned Alcimus he was no match for them; so he, too, went back to the king, loud in his complaints. (1 Maccabees 7, 25)
This Nicanor, reaching Jerusalem with a great array, made peaceful overtures to Judas and his brethren, but treacherously; (1 Maccabees 7, 27)
Come he did, and the greeting between them was friendly enough, but Judas was like to have been seized, then and there, by the enemy; (1 Maccabees 7, 29)
Nicanor, then, his plot being now manifestly discovered, would take to the field; it was close to Capharsalama that he engaged Judas; (1 Maccabees 7, 31)
In his anger, he swore to them nothing would serve but he should have Judas and Judas’ army at his mercy; if not, he would burn the temple down, as soon as ever he returned in safety. So, in high disdain, he left them; (1 Maccabees 7, 35)
Judas, in his camp at Adarsa, had but three thousand men. And this was the prayer Judas prayed: (1 Maccabees 7, 40)
Judas had heard tell of the Romans, and their renown. Here was a powerful nation, that would entertain overtures none the less from such as craved their friendship, plighting their word faithfully. A powerful nation indeed; (1 Maccabees 8, 1)
So now Judas made choice of two envoys, Eupolemus, son of John, son of Jacob, and Jason, son of Eleazar; to Rome they should go, and there make a treaty of good will and alliance. (1 Maccabees 8, 17)
We have been sent to you by Judas Machabaeus and his brethren, and by our countrymen at large, to make a treaty of alliance with you; fain would they be enrolled among your confederates and friends. (1 Maccabees 8, 20)
Judas, encamped at Laisa, had three thousand picked followers with him, (1 Maccabees 9, 5)
One by one they slipped away, and raise fresh levies he might not, with the battle so hard upon his heels; what wonder if Judas lost heart, and was unmanned? (1 Maccabees 9, 7)
