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• Her dishonour now fully matched her former glory, her greatness was turned into grief. (1 Maccabees 1, 40)

• All her ornaments have been snatched from her, her former freedom has become slavery. (1 Maccabees 2, 11)

• The local merchants, hearing the news of this, arrived at the camp, bringing with them a large amount of gold and silver, and fetters as well, proposing to buy the Israelites as slaves; they were accompanied by a company from Idumaea and the Philistine country. (1 Maccabees 3, 41)

• The Assembly was summoned, to prepare for war, to offer prayer and to implore compassion and mercy. (1 Maccabees 3, 44)

• Seeing the rout of his army and the courage of Judas' troops and their readiness to live or die nobly, Lysias withdrew to Antioch, where he recruited mercenaries for a further invasion of Judaea in even greater strength. (1 Maccabees 4, 35)

• Next, he crossed over to the Ammonites where he found a strong fighting force and a numerous people, commanded by Timotheus. (1 Maccabees 5, 6)

• In the light of dawn they looked, and there was an innumerable horde, setting up ladders and engines to capture the fortress; the assault was just beginning. (1 Maccabees 5, 30)

• Judas sent men to reconnoitre the camp, and these reported back as follows, 'With him are massed all the gentiles surrounding us, making a very numerous army, (1 Maccabees 5, 38)

• with Arab mercenaries as auxiliaries; they are encamped on the far side of the stream-bed, and ready to launch an attack on you.' Judas then advanced to engage them, (1 Maccabees 5, 39)

• He recruited mercenaries from other kingdoms and the Mediterranean islands. (1 Maccabees 6, 29)

• He launched a blow at Odomera and his brothers, and at the sons of Phasiron in their encampment; whereupon, these too came into the struggle, joining forces with him. (1 Maccabees 9, 66)

• The king of Egypt then assembled an army as numerous as the sands of the seashore, with many ships, and set out to take possession of Alexander's kingdom by a ruse and add it to his own kingdom. (1 Maccabees 11, 1)