1 Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are valiant men, and have pleasure in all who join themselves to them, and make friends with all who come to them, (WEB) 2 and that they are valiant men. They told him of their wars and exploits which they do among the Gauls, and how they conquered them, and forced them to pay tribute; (WEB)
1 Maccabees 8:1–2
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1 Maccabees 8:11–13
11 The remaining kingdoms and islands, as many as rose up against them at any time, they destroyed and made them to be their servants; (WEB) 12 but with their friends and those who relied on them they stayed friends. They conquered the kingdoms that were near and those th… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:39–41
39 and made him one of his friends, and honored him with great honor; (WEB) 40 for he had heard that the Jews had been called by the Romans friends, allies, and kindred, and that they had met the ambassadors of Simon honorably; (WEB) 41 and that the Jews and the priests were well p… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 8:20–22
20 “Judas, who is also called Maccabaeus, and his kindred, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you, to make an alliance and peace with you, and that we might be registered as your allies and friends.” (WEB) 21 This thing was pleasing to them. (WEB) 22 This is the copy of th… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:25–27
25 The fear of Judas and his kindred, and the dread of them, began to fall on the nations around them. (WEB) 26 His fame reached the king, and every nation told of the battles of Judas. (WEB) 27 But when King Antiochus heard these words, he was full of indignation; and he sent and… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 5:62–64
62 But they were not of the family of those men by whose hand deliverance was given to Israel. (WEB) 63 The man Judas and his kindred were glorified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the Gentiles, wherever their name was heard of. (WEB) 64 Men gathered together to… (WEB)
3 Maccabees 7:20–22
20 These they registered as sacred upon a pillar, when they had dedicated the place of their festivity to be one of prayer. They departed unharmed, free, abundant in joy, preserved by the king’s command, by land, by sea, and by river, each to his own home. (WEB) 21 They h… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 8:35–36
35 being through the help of the Lord humbled by them who in his eyes were held to be of least account, took off his glorious apparel, and passing through the country, shunning all company like a fugitive slave, arrived at Antioch, having, as he thought, had the… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 4:6–8
6 As soon as it was day, Judas appeared in the plain with three thousand men. However they didn’t have the armor and swords they desired. (WEB) 7 They saw the camp of the Gentiles strong and fortified, with cavalry all around it; and these were expert in war. (WEB) 8 Judas said… (WEB)
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