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When Judas learned of Nicanor's advance and informed his companions about the approach of the army, (2 Maccabees 8, 12)
Maccabeus assembled his men, six thousand strong, and exhorted them not to be panic-stricken before the enemy, nor to fear the large number of the Gentiles attacking them unjustly, but to fight courageously, (2 Maccabees 8, 16)
With such words he encouraged them and made them ready to die for their laws and their country. Then Judas divided his army into four, (2 Maccabees 8, 21)
When Maccabeus and his companions, under the Lord's leadership, had recovered the temple and the city, (2 Maccabees 10, 1)
Maccabeus and his companions, after public prayers asking God to be their ally, moved quickly against the strongholds of the Idumeans. (2 Maccabees 10, 16)
Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, along with Zacchaeus and his men, in sufficient numbers to besiege them, while he himself went off to places where he was more urgently needed. (2 Maccabees 10, 19)
When Maccabeus was told what had happened, he assembled the rulers of the people and accused those men of having sold their kinsmen for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them. (2 Maccabees 10, 21)
At his approach, Maccabeus and his men made supplication to God, sprinkling earth upon their heads and girding their loins in sackcloth. (2 Maccabees 10, 25)
They surrounded Maccabeus, and shielding him with their own armor, kept him from being wounded. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, thrown into confusion and routed. (2 Maccabees 10, 30)
For four days Maccabeus and his men eagerly besieged the fortress. (2 Maccabees 10, 33)
When the fifth day dawned, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, angered over such blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they encountered. (2 Maccabees 10, 35)
When Maccabeus and his men learned that Lysias was besieging the strongholds, they and all the people begged the Lord with lamentations and tears to send a good angel to save Israel. (2 Maccabees 11, 6)