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and levied war against king Ptolemy, that could not hold his ground, but fled away, leaving many fallen. (1 Maccabees 1, 19)
So Antiochus made himself master of all the strongholds in Egypt, and ransacked it for spoil; (1 Maccabees 1, 20)
and entered the sanctuary in royal state; the golden altar, the lamp-stand with its appurtenances, the table where bread was set out, beaker and goblet and golden bowl, curtain and capital and golden facings of the temple, all alike were stripped. (1 Maccabees 1, 23)
Silver nor gold was spared, nor any ornament of price, nor hoarded treasures could he but find them; and thus laden he went back to his own country, (1 Maccabees 1, 24)
rare treasure of hers into exile carried away; young and old, in the open streets of her, put to the sword! (1 Maccabees 2, 9)
Wilt thou not be the first to come forward and do the king’s bidding, with the whole world, and the men of Juda everywhere, and what is left of Jerusalem? To be the king’s friend, thou and thy sons with thee, gold and silver and much else for thy reward! (1 Maccabees 2, 18)
He was a hundred and forty-six years old when he died; his sons buried him where his fathers were buried, at Modin, and great lament all Israel made for the loss of him. (1 Maccabees 2, 70)
Great deeds, that kings rued bitterly, Jacob with exultation heard, posterity holds blessed evermore! (1 Maccabees 3, 7)
Nay, said Judas, nothing forbids great numbers should be at the mercy of small; what matter makes it to the God of heaven, few be his soldiers or many when he grants deliverance? (1 Maccabees 3, 18)
Be sure the traders all about were apprised of their coming, and made their way into the camp with great sums of silver and gold, and a retinue of servants besides, thinking to buy Israelite slaves; levies, too, from Syria and Philistia made common cause with the invader. (1 Maccabees 3, 41)
he sent home, too, all such as the law holds exempt; all that had but just built house, or married wife, or planted vineyard, and whoever had no stomach to the fight.✻ (1 Maccabees 3, 56)
Now for girded loins, cried Judas, and brave hearts! By to-morrow’s light, you must engage yonder heathen, sworn enemies to us, and to the ground we hold sacred. (1 Maccabees 3, 58)
