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• He sent spies into their camp, who told him on their return that the enemy were taking up positions for a night attack on the Jews. (1 Maccabees 12, 26)

• Antiochus, meanwhile, from his positions on the outskirts of Dora, was continually throwing detachments against the town. He constructed siege-engines, and blockaded Trypho, preventing movement in or out. (1 Maccabees 15, 25)

• Making surprise attacks on towns and villages, he fired them; he captured favourable positions and inflicted very heavy losses on the enemy, (2 Maccabees 8, 6)

• The king, having had a taste of Jewish daring, now tried to capture their positions by trickery. (2 Maccabees 13, 18)

• Judas had posted armed men in strategic positions, in case of a sudden treacherous move by the enemy. The leaders held their conference and reached agreement. (2 Maccabees 14, 22)

• Some of them he has blessed, hallowing and setting them near him; others he has cursed and humiliated by degrading them from their positions. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 12)

• Your fairest valleys are full of chariots and the horsemen take up positions at the gates; (Isaiah 22, 7)

• Against the walls of Babylon raise the standard! Strengthen the guard! Post the sentries! Take up concealed positions! For Yahweh has both planned and done what he promised he would to the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jeremiah 51, 12)