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Now therefore come thou first, and fulfil the king’s commandment, like as all the heathen have done,
yea, and the men of
Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy house be in the number of the king’s friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many rewards.
Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his
reins trembled, neither could he
forbear to
shew his anger according to
judgment: wherefore he ran, and
slew him upon the altar.
Then many that sought after justice and judgment went down into the wilderness, to dwell there:
Jesus for
fulfilling the word was made a
judge in Israel.
As for
Judas Maccabeus, he hath been mighty and strong, even from his youth up: let him be your captain, and fight the battle of the people.
Then his son
Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his
stead.
Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel:
Which thing when
Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he
smote him, and
slew him: many also fell down slain, but the rest fled.
Now when
Seron, a prince of the army of Syria, heard say that
Judas had gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war;
He said, I will get me a name and honour in the kingdom; for I will go fight with
Judas and them that are with him, who
despise the king’s commandment.
And when he came near to the going up of Bethhoron,
Judas went forth to meet him with a small company:
Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto
Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to
faint with fasting all this day?
Unto whom
Judas answered, It is no hard matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a small company:
Then began the fear of
Judas and his brethren, and an exceeding great
dread, to fall upon the nations round about them:
Insomuch as his fame came unto the king, and all nations talked of the battles of
Judas.
Moreover he delivered unto him the half of his forces, and the elephants, and gave him charge of all things that he would have done, as also concerning them that dwelt in Juda and Jerusalem:
And with them he sent forty thousand
footmen, and seven thousand
horsemen, to go into the land of
Juda, and to destroy it, as the king commanded.
Now when
Judas and his brethren saw that
miseries were multiplied, and that the forces did
encamp themselves in their borders: for they knew how the king had given commandment to destroy the people, and utterly
abolish them;
And after this
Judas ordained captains over the people, even captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and over
fifties, and over tens.
And
Judas said, arm
yourselves, and be
valiant men, and see that ye be in
readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled together against us to destroy us and our sanctuary:
Now when
Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the
valiant men with him, that he might
smite the king’s army which was at
Emmaus,
In the mean season came
Gorgias by night into the camp of
Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows
flee from us
But as soon as it was day,
Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had neither armour nor swords to their minds.
Then said
Judas to the men that were with him, Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their
assault.
Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with
Judas sounded their
trumpets.
This done,
Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them,
As
Judas was yet speaking these words, there appeared a part of them looking out of the mountain:
When therefore they perceived these things, they were
sore afraid, and seeing also the host of
Judas in the plain ready to fight,
Then
Judas returned to
spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
So they came into
Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and
Judas met them with ten thousand men.
Now when
Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the
manliness of
Judas’ soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die
valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and having made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into
Judea.
Then
Judas appointed certain men to fight against those that were in the fortress, until he had
cleansed the sanctuary.
Moreover
Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the
dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and
twentieth day of the month Casleu, with
mirth and
gladness.
Then
Judas fought against the children of
Esau in
Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged
Gael: and he gave them a great overthrow, and
abated their courage, and took their spoils.
And when he had taken Jazar, with the towns belonging
thereto, he returned into
Judea.
And sent letters unto
Judas and his brethren, The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to destroy us:
Now when
Judas and the people heard these words, there assembled a great congregation together, to
consult what they should do for their brethren, that were in trouble, and
assaulted of them.
Then said
Judas unto Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in
Galilee, for I and
Jonathan my brother will go into the country of Galaad.
So he left Joseph the son of
Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the
remnant of the host in
Judea to keep it.
Now unto Simon were given three thousand men to go into
Galilee, and unto
Judas eight thousand men for the country of Galaad.
And those that were in
Galilee, and in Arbattis, with their wives and their children, and all that they had, took he away with him, and brought them into
Judea with great joy.
Judas Maccabeus also and his brother
Jonathan went over Jordan, and travelled three days’ journey in the wilderness,
Hereupon Judas and his host turned suddenly by the way of the wilderness unto Bosora; and when he had won the city, he
slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burned the city with fire,
When
Judas therefore saw that the battle was begun, and that the cry of the city went up to heaven, with
trumpets, and a great sound,
This done,
Judas turned aside to Maspha; and after he had
assaulted it he took and
slew all the males therein, and received the spoils thereof and and burnt it with fire.
So
Judas sent men to
espy the host, who brought him word, saying, All the heathen that be round about us are assembled unto them, even a very great host.
He hath also
hired the Arabians to help them and they have pitched their tents beyond the
brook, ready to come and fight against thee. Upon this
Judas went to meet them.
Then
Timotheus said unto the captains of his host, When
Judas and his host come near the
brook, if he pass over first unto us, we shall not be able to
withstand him; for he will
mightily prevail against us:
Now when
Judas came near the
brook, he caused the
scribes of the people to remain by the
brook: unto whom he gave commandment, saying, Suffer no man to remain in the camp, but let all come to the battle.
But they took the city, and burned the temple with all that were therein. Thus was Carnaim subdued, neither could they stand any longer before
Judas.
Then
Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the country of Galaad, from the least unto the greatest, even their wives, and their children, and their stuff, a very great host, to the end they might come into the land of
Judea.
Whereupon Judas sent unto them in peaceable manner, saying, Let us pass through your land to go into our own country, and none shall do you any
hurt; we will only pass through on foot:
howbeit they would not open unto him.
Wherefore
Judas commanded a
proclamation to be made throughout the host, that every man should pitch his tent in the place where he was.
And
Judas gathered together those that came behind, and
exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of
Judea.
And so it was, that Joseph and Azaras were put to flight, and pursued unto the borders of
Judea: and there were slain that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men.
Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not
obedient unto
Judas and his brethren, but thought to do some
valiant act.
Afterward went
Judas forth with his brethren, and fought against the children of
Esau in the land toward the south, where he
smote Hebron, and the towns thereof, and pulled down the fortress of it, and burned the towers thereof round about.
So
Judas turned to
Azotus in the land of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their altars, and burned their carved images with fire, and
spoiled their cities, he returned into the land of
Judea.
Moreover there came one who brought him
tidings into Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of
Judea, were put to flight:
But now I remember the evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and sent to destroy the inhabitants of
Judea without a cause.
Wherefore
Judas, purposing to destroy them, called all the people together to
besiege them.
And they went unto the king, and said, How long will it be
ere thou
execute judgment, and
avenge our brethren?
Upon this
Judas removed from the tower, and pitched in Bathzacharias, over against the king’s camp.
Then
Judas and his host drew near, and entered into battle, and there were slain of the king’s army six hundred men.
Then the king’s army went up to Jerusalem to meet them, and the king pitched his tents against
Judea, and against mount
Sion.
Yet at the last, their vessels being without
victuals, (for that it was the seventh year, and they in
Judea that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eaten up the residue of the store;)
And they accused the people to the king, saying,
Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.
So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of
Judea, where they sent messengers to
Judas and his brethren with peaceable words
deceitfully.
And unto him resorted all such as troubled the people, who, after they had
gotten the land of
Juda into their power, did much
hurt in Israel.
Now when
Judas saw all the mischief that Alcimus and his company had done among the Israelites, even above the heathen,
He went out into all the coasts of
Judea round about, and took
vengeance of them that had revolted from him, so that they
durst no more go forth into the country.
On the other side, when Alcimus saw that
Judas and his company had
gotten the upper hand, and knew that he was not able to
abide their force, he went again to the king, and said all the worst of them that he could.
So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto
Judas and his brethren
deceitfully with friendly words, saying,
Which thing after it was known to
Judas, to wit, that he came unto him with
deceit, he was
sore afraid of him, and would see his face no more.
Nicanor also, when he saw that his counsel was discovered, went out to fight against
Judas beside Capharsalama:
And
sware in his wrath, saying, Unless
Judas and his host be now delivered into my hands, if ever I come again in safety, I will burn up this house: and with that he went out in a great
rage.
But
Judas pitched in Adasa with three thousand men, and there he prayed, saying,
Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken
blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and
judge thou him according to his wickedness.
Whereupon they came forth out of all the towns of
Judea round about, and closed them in; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left.
Thus the land of Juda was in rest a little while.
Now
Judas had heard of the Romans, that they were mighty and
valiant men, and such as would
lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of
amity with all that came unto them;
In consideration of these things,
Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and
Jason the son of
Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of
amity and
confederacy with them,
Judas Maccabeus with his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us unto you, to make a
confederacy and peace with you, and that we might be registered your confederates and friends.
Furthermore, when
Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of
Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:
Now
Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men with him:
When
Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was
sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together.
Then
Judas said, God
forbid that I should do this thing, and
flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die
manfully for our brethren, and let us not
stain our honour.
They also of
Judas’ side, even they sounded their
trumpets also, so that the earth
shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night.
Now when
Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right side, he took with him all the hardy men,
But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were
discomfited, they followed upon
Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind:
As for the other things concerning
Judas and his wars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, they are not written: for they were very many.
Now after the death of
Judas the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there arose up all such as wrought iniquity.
