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Seron, commander of the Syrian troops, said, 'I shall make a name for myself and gain honour in the kingdom if I fight Judas and those supporters of his who are so contemptuous of the king's orders.' (1 Maccabees 3, 14)
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)
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)
Judas and his brothers began to be feared, and alarm seized the surrounding peoples. (1 Maccabees 3, 25)
His name even reached the king's ears, and among the nations there was talk of Judas and his battles. (1 Maccabees 3, 26)
In this grave quandary he resolved to invade Persia, there to levy tribute on the provinces and so accumulate substantial funds. (1 Maccabees 3, 31)
To him Antiochus made over half his forces, with the elephants, giving him instructions about what he wanted done, particularly with regard to the inhabitants of Judaea and Jerusalem, (1 Maccabees 3, 34)
and, under their command, despatched forty thousand foot and seven thousand horse to invade the land of Judah and devastate it, as the king had ordered. (1 Maccabees 3, 39)
Judas and his brothers saw that the situation was going from bad to worse and that armies were camping in their territory; they were also well aware that the king had ordered the people's total destruction. (1 Maccabees 3, 42)
That day they fasted and put on sackcloth, covering their heads with ashes and tearing their garments. (1 Maccabees 3, 47)
