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In his zeal for the Law he acted as Phinehas had against Zimri son of Salu. (1 Maccabees 2, 26)
Then Mattathias went through the town, shouting at the top of his voice, 'Let everyone who has any zeal for the Law and takes his stand on the covenant come out and follow me.' (1 Maccabees 2, 27)
Many people who were concerned for virtue and justice went down to the desert and stayed there, (1 Maccabees 2, 29)
Word was brought to the royal officials and forces stationed in Jerusalem, in the City of David, that those who had repudiated the king's edict had gone down to the hiding places in the desert. (1 Maccabees 2, 31)
A strong detachment went after them, and when it came up with them ranged itself against them in battle formation, preparing to attack them on the Sabbath day, (1 Maccabees 2, 32)
and said, 'Enough of this! Come out and do as the king orders and you will be spared.' (1 Maccabees 2, 33)
The others, however, replied, 'We refuse to come out, and we will not obey the king's orders and profane the Sabbath day.' (1 Maccabees 2, 34)
The royal forces at once went into action, (1 Maccabees 2, 35)
and said to one another, 'If we all do as our brothers have done, and refuse to fight the gentiles for our lives and institutions, they will only destroy us the sooner from the earth.' (1 Maccabees 2, 40)
All the refugees from the persecution rallied to them, giving them added support. (1 Maccabees 2, 43)
They organised themselves into an armed force, striking down the sinners in their anger, and the renegades in their fury, and those who escaped them fled to the gentiles for safety. (1 Maccabees 2, 44)
and forcibly circumcising all the boys they found uncircumcised in the territories of Israel. (1 Maccabees 2, 46)
