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for Jerusalem, enjoyment of her sacred liberties; of weapons thou hast made, strongholds thou hast built, the undisturbed possession. (1 Maccabees 15, 7)
And now here were Numenius and his fellow envoys come back from Rome,✻ with a copy of despatches sent out to kings and nations everywhere, and this was the tenour of them. (1 Maccabees 15, 15)
If then there be malcontents from Judaea sheltering among you, our bidding is you should hand them over to the high priest Simon, for such punishment as the Jewish law prescribes. (1 Maccabees 15, 21)
Thereupon Simon despatched two thousand picked men to aid in the siege, with silver and gold and a deal of tackle besides; (1 Maccabees 15, 26)
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)
It was not long before John came up from Gazara, to tell his father Simon how ill Cendebaeus was using their fellow-countrymen. (1 Maccabees 16, 1)
When John brought his army to the opposite bank, and found his men had little stomach for the crossing, he made the passage first, leaving the rest to follow at his heels; (1 Maccabees 16, 6)
Nor might they find shelter in the strongholds of the Azotus territory; he burnt these to the ground; a toll of two thousand men he had taken before he returned victorious to Judaea. (1 Maccabees 16, 10)
And there, in a castle he had built for himself, Doch is the name of it, the son of Abobus gave them treacherous welcome. A great feast he made, but he had men waiting in readiness, (1 Maccabees 16, 15)
Others of his men he despatched to Gazara; John must be put to death, he wrote, and for the captains, they should have silver and gold and good recompense, would they but rally to his side; (1 Maccabees 16, 19)
as could bring in hordes of men from Persia, both us and our holy city to subdue.✻ (2 Maccabees 1, 12)
Strict charge he gave them, the Lord’s commandments they should keep ever in mind, nor let false gods, all gold and silver and fine array, steal away their hearts; (2 Maccabees 2, 2)
