1 Maccabees 4:35
“Now when Lysias saw his armie put to flight, and the manlinesse of Iudas souldiers, and how they were ready, either to liue or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and hauing made his armie greater then it was, he purposed to come againe into Iudea.”
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1 Maccabees 4:35 Context
33Cast them downe with the sword of them that loue thee, and let all those that know thy name, praise thee with thanksgiuing. 34So they ioyned battaile, and there were slaine of the host of Lysias about fiue thousand men, euen before them were they slaine. 35Now when Lysias saw his armie put to flight, and the manlinesse of Iudas souldiers, and how they were ready, either to liue or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and hauing made his armie greater then it was, he purposed to come againe into Iudea. 36Then saide Iudas and his brethren, behold our enemies are discomfited: let vs goe vp to cleanse, and dedicate the Sanctuarie. 37Upon this all the host assembled themselues together, and went vp into mount Sion.
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Now when Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the manliness of Judas' soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and having made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into Judea.
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