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When the time came for Mattathias to die, he said to his sons: "Arrogance and scorn have now grown strong; it is a time of disaster and violent anger. (1 Maccabees 2, 49)
Children! be courageous and strong in keeping the law, for by it you shall be glorified. (1 Maccabees 2, 64)
When Antiochus heard about these events, he was angry; so he ordered a muster of all the forces of his kingdom, a very strong army. (1 Maccabees 3, 27)
They saw the army of the Gentiles, strong and breastplated, flanked with cavalry, and made up of expert soldiers. (1 Maccabees 4, 7)
Seeing that the army was strong, he prayed thus: "Blessed are you, O Savior of Israel, who broke the rush of the mighty one by the hand of your servant David and delivered the camp of the Philistines into the hand of Jonathan, the son of Saul, and his armor-bearer. (1 Maccabees 4, 30)
At that time they built high walls and strong towers around Mount Zion, to prevent the Gentiles from coming and trampling over it as they had done before. (1 Maccabees 4, 60)
Then he crossed over to the Ammonites, where he found a strong army and a large body of people with Timothy as their leader. (1 Maccabees 5, 6)
that Lysias had gone at first with a strong army and been driven back by the Israelites; that they had grown strong by reason of the arms, men, and abundant possessions taken from the armies they had destroyed; (1 Maccabees 6, 6)
A strong wooden tower covering each elephant, and fastened to it by a harness, held, besides the Indian mahout, three soldiers who fought from it. (1 Maccabees 6, 37)
All who heard the noise of their numbers, the tramp of their marching, and the clashing of the arms, trembled; for the army was very great and strong. (1 Maccabees 6, 41)
So he hastily resolved to withdraw. He said to the king, the leaders of the army, and the soldiers: "We are grow-ing weaker every day, our provisions are scanty, the place we are besieging is strong, and it is our duty to take care of the affairs of the kingdom. (1 Maccabees 6, 57)
When Alexander heard the news, he came to challenge Ptolemy in battle. Ptolemy marched out and met him with a strong force and put him to flight. (1 Maccabees 11, 15)