10 and sent letters to Judas and his kindred, saying, “The Gentiles who are around us are gathered together against us to destroy us. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 5:10
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1 Maccabees 5:37–39
37 Now after these things, Timotheus gathered another army and encamped near Raphon beyond the brook. (WEB) 38 Judas sent men to spy on the army; and they brought him word, saying, “All the Gentiles who are around us are gathered together to them, an exceedingly great arm… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:41–43
41 The merchants of the country heard of their fame, and took silver and gold in large quantities, and fetters, and came into the camp to take the children of Israel for slaves. Forces of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined with them. (WEB) 42 Judas and his ki… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:5–7
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1 Maccabees 3:57–59
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1 Maccabees 5:15–17
15 saying, “People of Ptolemais, of Tyre, of Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles have gathered together to destroy us.” (WEB) 16 Now when Judas and the people heard these words, a great congregation assembled together to determine what they should do for their kindred… (WEB) 17 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 12:52–53
52 They all came in peace into the land of Judah, and they mourned for Jonathan and those who were with him, and they were very afraid. All Israel mourned with a great mourning. (WEB) 53 And all the Gentiles who were around them sought to destroy them utterly; for they sa… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:27–29
27 There was great suffering in Israel, such as was not since the time prophets stopped appearing to them. (WEB) 28 All the friends of Judas were gathered together, and they said to Jonathan, (WEB) 29 “Since your brother Judas has died, we have no man like him to go out against our… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 8:8–10
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