1Then his son Judas, called Machabeus, rose up in his stead.stylusGenesis 25:32, Genesis 25:32, Romans 2:25, Romans 2:29, Romans 2:252And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.stylusRomans 9:4, Acts 7:38, Romans 9:4, Acts 7:38, Nehemiah 9:133And he got his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike armour about him in battles, and protected the camp with his sword.stylus2 Timothy 2:13, 2 Timothy 2:13, Hebrews 4:2, Hebrews 4:2, Romans 9:64In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey.stylusPsalms 51:4, Psalms 51:4, Psalms 116:11, Psalms 116:11, Galatians 2:175And he pursued the wicked and sought them out, and them that troubled his people he burnt with fire:stylusRomans 6:19, Romans 6:19, Galatians 3:15, Galatians 3:15, 1 Corinthians 9:86And his enemies were driven away for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled: and salvation prospered in his hand.stylusGenesis 18:25, Genesis 18:25, Acts 17:31, Acts 17:31, Job 8:37And he grieved many kings, and made Jacob glad with his works, and his memory is blessed for ever.stylusRomans 3:4, Romans 3:4, Romans 9:19, Romans 9:20, Romans 9:198And he went through the cities of Juda, and destroyed the wicked out of them, and turned away wrath from Israel.stylusRomans 6:1, Romans 6:1, Romans 6:15, Romans 6:15, Romans 7:79And he was renowned even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered them that were perishing.stylusGalatians 3:22, Galatians 3:22, Isaiah 65:5, Romans 6:15, Isaiah 65:510And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make war against Israel.stylusPsalms 53:1, Psalms 53:3, Psalms 53:1, Psalms 53:3, Psalms 14:111And Judas understood it, and went forth to meet him: and he overthrew him, and killed him: and many fell down slain, and the rest fled away.stylusPsalms 14:2, Psalms 14:4, Psalms 14:2, Psalms 14:4, Psalms 53:212And he took their spoils, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and fought with it all his lifetime.stylusPsalms 14:3, Psalms 14:3, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Isaiah 64:613And Seron, captain of the army of Syria, heard that Judas had assembled a company of the faithful, and a congregation with him,stylusPsalms 5:9, Psalms 5:9, Psalms 140:3, Psalms 140:3, Matthew 23:2714And he said I will get me a name, and will be glorified in the kingdom, and will overthrow Judas, and those that are with him, that have despised the edict of the king.stylusPsalms 10:7, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 109:17, Psalms 109:18, Psalms 109:1715And he made himself ready; and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to be revenged of the children of Israel.stylusIsaiah 59:7, Isaiah 59:8, Isaiah 59:7, Isaiah 59:8, Proverbs 1:1616And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small company.stylus17But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude, and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting today?stylusIsaiah 59:8, Isaiah 59:8, Romans 5:1, Romans 5:1, Luke 1:7918And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to deliver with a great multitude, or with a small company:stylusPsalms 36:1, Psalms 36:1, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 16:619For the success of war is not in the multitude of the army, but strength cometh from heaven.stylusGalatians 3:10, Galatians 3:10, Galatians 3:22, Galatians 3:23, Romans 2:1220They come against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our children, and to take our spoils.stylusGalatians 2:16, Galatians 2:16, Acts 13:39, Acts 13:39, Romans 3:2821But we will fight for our lives, and our laws:stylusActs 10:43, Acts 10:43, Jeremiah 33:16, Jeremiah 33:16, Philippians 3:922And the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face, but as for you, fear them notstylusRomans 10:12, Romans 10:12, Galatians 3:28, Galatians 3:28, Galatians 2:1623And as soon as he had made an end of speaking, he rushed suddenly upon them: and Seron, and his host were overthrown before him:stylusEcclesiastes 7:20, Ecclesiastes 7:20, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 1:10, 1 John 1:824And he pursued him by the descent of Bethoron, even to the plain, and there fell of them eight hundred men, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines.stylus1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, Colossians 1:1425And the fear of Judas, and of his brethren, and the dread of them, fell upon all the nations round about them.stylusRomans 3:23, Romans 3:24, Romans 3:23, Romans 3:24, 1 Peter 1:1826And his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles of Judas.stylusRomans 4:5, Deuteronomy 32:4, Romans 4:5, Deuteronomy 32:4, Romans 3:3027Now when king Antiochus heard these words, he was angry in his mind: and he sent, and gathered the forces of all his kingdom, an exceeding strong army.stylusRomans 2:23, Romans 2:23, Romans 4:2, Romans 4:2, 1 Corinthians 1:2928And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things.stylusTitus 3:7, Galatians 2:16, Titus 3:7, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:829And he perceived that the money of his treasures failed, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of the dissension, and the evil that he had brought upon the land, that he might take away the laws of old times:stylusColossians 3:11, Colossians 3:11, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 2:11, Romans 9:2430And he feared that he should not have as formerly enough for charges and gifts, which he had given before with a liberal hand: for he had abounded more than the kings that had been before him.stylusGalatians 3:8, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 3:20, Galatians 3:20, Philippians 3:331And he was greatly perplexed in mind, and purposed to go into Persia, and to take tributes of the countries, and to gather much money.stylusGalatians 2:21, Galatians 2:21, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:17, Romans 13:832And he left Lysias, a nobleman of the blood royal to oversee the affairs of the kingdom from the river Euphrates even to the river of Egypt:stylus33And to bring up his son, Antiochus, till he came again.stylus34And he delivered to him half the army, and the elephants: and he gave him charge concerning all that he would have done, and concerning the inhabitants of Judea, and Jerusalem.stylus35And that he should send an army against them to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away the memory of them from that place.stylus36And that he should settle strangers, to dwell in all their coasts, and divide their land by lot.stylus37So the king took the half of the army that remained, and went forth from Antioch, the chief city of his kingdom, in the hundred and forty-seventh year: and he passed over the river Euphrates, and went through the higher countries.stylus38Then Lysias chose Ptolemee, the son of Dorymenus, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king's friends.stylus39And he sent with them forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen: to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, according to the king's orders.stylus40So they went forth with all their power, and came, and pitched near Emmaus, in the plain country.stylus41And the merchants of the countries heard the fame of them: and they took silver and gold in abundance, and servants: and they came into the camp, to buy the children of Israel for slaves: and there were joined to them the forces of Syria, and of the land of the strangers.stylus42And Judas, and his brethren, saw that evils were multiplied, and that the armies approached to their borders: and they knew the orders the king had given to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them.stylus43And they said, every man to his neighbour: Let us raise up the low condition of our people, and let us fight for our people, and our sanctuary.stylus44And the assembly was gathered, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion.stylus45Now Jerusalem was not inhabited, but was like a desert: there was none of her children that went in or out: and the sanctuary was trodden down: and the children of strangers were in the castle, there was the habitation of the Gentiles: and joy was taken away from Jacob, and the pipe and harp ceased there.stylus46And they assembled together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a place of prayer heretofore in Israel.stylus47And they fasted that day, and put on haircloth, and put ashes upon their heads: and they rent their garments:stylus48And they laid open the books of the law, in which the Gentiles searched for the likeness of their idols:stylus49And they brought the priestly ornaments, and the first fruits and tithes, and stirred up the Nazarites that had fulfilled their days:stylus50And they cried with a loud voice toward heaven, saying: What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them?stylus51For thy holies are trodden down, and are profaned, and thy priests are in mourning, and are brought low.stylus52And behold the nations are come together against us, to destroy us: thou knowest what they intend against us.stylus53How shall we be able to stand before their face, unless thou, O God, help us?stylus54Then they sounded with trumpets, and cried out with a loud voice.stylus55And after this, Judas appointed captains over the people, over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.stylus56And he said to them that were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, that they should return every man to his house, according to the law.stylus57So they removed the camp, and pitched on the south side of Emmaus.stylus58And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary.stylus59For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the holies:stylus60Nevertheless, as it shall be the will of God in heaven, so be it done.stylus
