19 Judas planned to destroy them, and called all the people together to besiege them. (WEB) 20 They were gathered together, and besieged them in the one hundred fiftieth year, and he made mounds to shoot from, and engines of war. (WEB) 21 Some of those who were hemmed in came out, and some of the ungodly men of Israel were joined to them. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 6:19–21
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1 Maccabees 7:45–47
45 They pursued them a day’s journey from Adasa until you come to Gazara, and they sounded an alarm after them with the signal trumpets. (WEB) 46 Men came out of all the surrounding villages of Judea, and outflanked them. These turned them back on those, and they all fell… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:43–45
43 All those who fled from the evils were added to them, and supported them. (WEB) 44 They mustered an army, and struck sinners in their anger, and lawless men in their wrath. The rest fled to the Gentiles for safety. (WEB) 45 And Mattathias and his friends went around and pulled d… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 4:36–38
36 But Judas and his kindred said, “Behold, our enemies are defeated. Let’s go up to cleanse the holy place and to rededicate it.” (WEB) 37 All the army was gathered together, and they went up to mount Zion. (WEB) 38 They saw the sanctuary laid desolate, the altar profaned, the gat… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 5:4–6
4 He remembered the wickedness of the children of Baean, who were a snare and a stumbling block to the people, lying in wait for them on the highways. (WEB) 5 They were shut up by him in the towers. He encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned with f… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 6:51–53
51 He encamped against the sanctuary many days; and set there mounds to shoot from, and engines of war, and machines for throwing fire and stones, and weapons to throw darts, and slings. (WEB) 52 The Jews also made engines of war against their engines, and fought for many… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 4:12–14
12 The foreigners lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming near them. (WEB) 13 They went out of the camp to battle. Those who were with Judas sounded their trumpets (WEB) 14 and joined battle. The Gentiles were defeated, and fled into the plain. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:15–17
15 And the king’s officers who were enforcing the apostasy came into the city Modin to sacrifice. (WEB) 16 Many of Israel came to them, and Mattathias and his sons were gathered together. (WEB) 17 The king’s officers answered and spoke to Mattathias, saying, “You are a ruler and an… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:20–22
20 In those days Jonathan gathered together the Judeans to take the citadel that was at Jerusalem. He made many engines of war to use against it. (WEB) 21 Some lawless men who hated their own nation went to the king and reported to him that Jonathan was besieging the cita… (WEB)
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