2 Maccabees
King James Version (KJV)
2 Maccabees 15:27
“So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered.”
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2 Maccabees 15:27 Context
24And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terror, that come against thy holy people to blaspheme. And he ended thus. 25Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs. 26But Judas and his company encountered the enemies with invocation and prayer. 27So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered. 28Now when the battle was done, returning again with joy, they knew that Nicanor lay dead in his harness. 29Then they made a great shout and a noise, praising the Almighty in their own language. 30And Judas, who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and mind, and who continued his love toward his countrymen all his life, commanded to strike off Nicanor's head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem.
"So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered." 2 Maccabees 15:27 KJV Similar Verses Save
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So that fighting with their hands, and praying vnto God with their hearts, they slew no lesse then thirty and fiue thousand men: for through the appearance of God, they were greatly cheered.
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