5 When Maccabaeus had trained his men for service, the heathen at once found him irresistible, for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 8:5
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2 Maccabees 15:20–22
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2 Maccabees 8:15–17
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2 Maccabees 11:9–11
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2 Maccabees 10:1–2
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1 Maccabees 2:43–45
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