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He called on Yahweh, his God, "Yahweh, no one but you can stand up for the powerless against the powerful. Come to our help, Yahweh our God! We rely on you, and fight against this huge army in your name. Yahweh, you are our God. Let no one defeat you." (2 Chronicles 14, 10)
On returning from his defeat of the Edomites, Amaziah brought the gods of the Edomites with him and set these up as gods for himself, bowing down before them and burning incense to them. (2 Chronicles 25, 14)
God helped him defeat the Philistines, the Arabs, the inhabitants of Gurbaal and the Meunites. (2 Chronicles 26, 7)
Yahweh his God let the King of the Aramaeans defeat him and take great numbers of his people captive, carrying them off to Damascus. He was also delivered into the power of the king of Israel, who defeated him. (2 Chronicles 28, 5)
Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria attacked and besieged him but could not defeat him. (2 Chronicles 28, 20)
But if he hesitates and encamps at the other side of the river, then we shall cross over to attack and defeat him." (1 Maccabees 5, 41)
The people suffered this great defeat because the Jewish commanders did not listen to Judas and his brothers, thinking they themselves were capable of great deeds. (1 Maccabees 5, 61)
When Demetrius was informed of the death of Nicanor and the defeat of his army, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus back to Judea with the best troops of his army. (1 Maccabees 9, 1)
Yet in spite of being dismayed, he did his best to encourage those who remained with him: "Let us fight our enemies. We may yet be able to defeat them." (1 Maccabees 9, 8)
Jason cruelly massacred his fellow citizens, without realizing that his victory against his own nation was the greatest defeat. He seemed to believe that he was winning over enemies when, in reality, these were his own people. (2 Maccabees 5, 6)
Lysias, being an intelligent man, reflected on the defeat he had suffered and understood that the Hebrews were invincible because the powerful God fought for them. (2 Maccabees 11, 13)
The pagans who had earlier escaped from Judea for fear of Judas, flocked in great number to Nicanor, thinking that the misfortunes and defeat of the Jews would mean victory for them. (2 Maccabees 14, 14)