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The Lord's anger turned into compassion, and as soon as Maccabeus had organized his troops, they became invincible against the pagans. Judas generally took advantage of the night for his military campaigns. (2 Maccabees 8, 5)
When Philip saw that Judas was making progress little by little and his victories increased from day to day, he wrote to Ptolemy, the military commissioner of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, to come and help him under the king's service. (2 Maccabees 8, 8)
When Judas learned that Nicanor had come with a great army, he told his men about this. (2 Maccabees 8, 12)
Maccabeus gathered and reorganized his troops, numbering about six thousand, and exhorted them not to fear the enemy but to fight bravely against their unjust aggressors, despite their great number. (2 Maccabees 8, 16)
Judas encouraged them with these words, and made them ready to die for their laws and country; then, he divided the army into four groups. (2 Maccabees 8, 21)
With God's help Maccabeus and his men seized the Temple and the city. (2 Maccabees 10, 1)
The men of Maccabeus, after praying and asking the Lord to come and fight at their side, attacked the fortresses of the Idumeans. (2 Maccabees 10, 16)
Maccabeus left Simon, Joseph, and also Zaccheus and his men in sufficient numbers to sustain the siege, and went off to where his presence was more needed. (2 Maccabees 10, 19)
As soon as Maccabeus learned this, he assembled the leaders of the people and accused those men of having sold their brothers for money by letting their enemies escape. (2 Maccabees 10, 21)
Before his attack, the men of Maccabeus sprinkled dust on their heads and put on sackcloth as a means of entreating God. (2 Maccabees 10, 25)
They surrounded Maccabeus and defended him with their weapons, making him invulnerable. At the same time, they rained arrows and thunderbolts on the enemy, who in turn fell and were dispersed in great disorder, blinded and confused. (2 Maccabees 10, 30)
The forces of Maccabeus gallantly besieged the fortress for four days. (2 Maccabees 10, 33)
