2 Maccabees 13:16

2 Maccabees 13:16 Context

¹⁴So when he had committed [all] to the Creator of the world, & exhorted his souldiers to fight manfully, euen vnto death, for the Lawes, the Temple, the city, the country, and the common-wealth, he camped by Modin. ¹⁵And hauing giuen the watchword to them that were about him, Uictory is of God; with the most valiant and choice yong men, he went in into the kings tent by night, & slewe in the campe about foure thousand men, and the chiefest of the Elephants, with all that were vpon him. ¹⁶And at last they filled the campe with feare and tumult, and departed with good successe. ¹⁷This was done in the breake of the day, because the protection of the Lord did helpe him. ¹⁸Now when the king had taken a taste of the manlinesse of the Iewes, hee went about to take the holds by policie,

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