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He therefore launched another expedition, with a strong army of unbelievers to support him in taking revenge on the Israelites. (1 Maccabees 3, 15)
He had nearly reached the descent of Beth-Horon when Judas went out to confront him with a handful of men. (1 Maccabees 3, 16)
But as soon as these saw the force advancing to meet them, they said to Judas, 'How can we, few as we are, engage such overwhelming numbers? We are exhausted as it is, not having had anything to eat today.' (1 Maccabees 3, 17)
'It is easy', Judas answered, 'for a great number to be defeated by a few; indeed, in the sight of Heaven, deliverance, whether by many or by few, is all one; (1 Maccabees 3, 18)
for victory in war does not depend on the size of the fighting force: Heaven accords the strength. (1 Maccabees 3, 19)
but we are fighting for our lives and our laws, (1 Maccabees 3, 21)
and he will crush them before our eyes; do not be afraid of them.' (1 Maccabees 3, 22)
When he had finished speaking, he made a sudden sally against Seron and his force and overwhelmed them. (1 Maccabees 3, 23)
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)
The news of these events infuriated Antiochus, and he ordered mobilisation of all the forces in his kingdom, a very powerful army. (1 Maccabees 3, 27)
Opening his treasury, he distributed a year's pay to his troops, telling them to be prepared for any eventuality. (1 Maccabees 3, 28)
He then found that the money in his coffers had run short and that the tribute of the province had decreased, as a result of the dissension and disaster brought on the country by his own abrogation of laws that had been in force from antiquity. (1 Maccabees 3, 29)
