49 The days of Mattathias drew near that he should die, and he said to his sons, “Now pride and scorn have gained strength. It is a season of overthrow and indignant wrath. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:49
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1 Maccabees 3:24–26
24 They pursued them down the descent of Bethhoron to the plain, and about eight hundred men of them fell; but the rest fled into the land of the Philistines. (WEB) 25 The fear of Judas and his kindred, and the dread of them, began to fall on the nations around them. (WEB) 26 His f… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:26–28
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1 Maccabees 2:16–18
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1 Maccabees 16:1–3
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1 Maccabees 9:9–11
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1 Maccabees 4:35–37
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1 Maccabees 2:38–40
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1 Maccabees 3:13–15
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