2 He saw that the people were trembling in great fear. So he went up to Jerusalem and gathered the people together. (WEB) 3 He encouraged them, and said to them, “You yourselves know all the things that I, my kindred, and my father’s house have done for the laws and the sanctuary, and the battles and the distresses which we have seen. (WEB) 4 Because of this, all my brothers have perished for Israel’s sake, and I am left alone. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 13:2–4
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2 Maccabees 15:8–10
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1 Maccabees 2:66–68
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1 Maccabees 2:5–7
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1 Maccabees 2:49–51
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1 Maccabees 3:42–44
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1 Maccabees 9:7–9
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