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And remember the wicked slaughter of
harmless infants, and the blasphemies committed
against his name; and that he would
shew his hatred
against the wicked.
So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand, and
exhorted them not to be
stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongly
against them; but to fight
manfully,
For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the
Almighty who at a
beck can cast down both them that come
against us, and also all the world.
Moreover of those that were with
Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought
against them, they
slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the
maimed, orphans, widows,
yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.
Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his
bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his
rage against the Jews, and commanding to
haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his
chariot, carried violently; so that having a
sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained.
When that was done, they fell flat down, and
besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they
sinned any more
against him, that he himself would
chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the
blasphemous and barbarous nations.
But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the people together, and accused those men, that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them.
And took Maccabeus
betwixt them, and covered him on every side weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings
against the enemies: so that being confounded with blindness, and full of trouble, they were killed.
But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege
against the fortress
courageously four days.
And when he had gathered about
fourscore thousand with all the
horsemen, he came
against the Jews, thinking to make the city an
habitation of the Gentiles,
And calling upon God the righteous Judge, he came
against those murderers of his brethren, and burnt the
haven by night, and set the boats on fire, and those that fled thither he
slew.
Wherefore
Judas with his company, calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without rams or engines of war did cast down
Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce
assault against the walls,
And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went
against Timotheus, who had about him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred
horsemen.
But the King of kings moved
Antiochus’ mind
against this wicked
wretch, and
Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto
Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.
This was no sooner spoken of him, but others of the king’s friends, being
maliciously set
against Judas, did more incense
Demetrius.
Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up
against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made
supplication to him that had established his people for ever, and who always helpeth his portion with
manifestation of his presence.
But because there was no dealing
against the king, he watched his time to
accomplish this thing by policy.
Wherefore he
exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the heathen
against them, but to remember the help which in former times they had received from heaven, and now to expect the victory and aid, which should come unto them from the
Almighty.
And through the might of thine arm let those be
stricken with terror, that come
against thy holy people to
blaspheme. And he ended thus.
And shewed them
vile Nicanor’s head, and the hand of that
blasphemer, which with proud brags he had stretched out
against the holy temple of the
Almighty.