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1 Maccabees 3:39 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" and with them, he sent forty thousand infantry and seven thousand cavalry to go into the land of Judah and to destroy it, according to the word of the king. "

1 Maccabees 3:39

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37 The king took the half that remained of the forces, and left Antioch, his royal city, in the one hundred forty seventh year; and he passed over the river Euphrates, and went through the upper countries.

38 Lysias chose Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes, Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends;

39 and with them, he sent forty thousand infantry and seven thousand cavalry to go into the land of Judah and to destroy it, according to the word of the king.

40 They set out with all their army, and came and encamped near Emmaus in the plain country.

41 The merchants of the country heard of their fame, and took silver and gold in large quantities, and fetters, and came into the camp to take the children of Israel for slaves. Forces of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined with them.

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1 Maccabees 3:1

"His son Judas, who was called Maccabaeus, rose up in his place."

1 Maccabees 3:2

"All his kindred helped him, and so did all those who joined with his father, and they fought with gladness the battle of Israel."

1 Maccabees 3:3

"He got his people great glory, and put on a breastplate like a giant, and bound his warlike harness around him, and set battles in array, protecting the army with his sword."

1 Maccabees 3:4

"He was like a lion in his deeds, and like a lion’s cub roaring for prey."

1 Maccabees 3:5

"He hunted and pursued the lawless, and he burned up those who troubled his people."

1 Maccabees 3:6

"The lawless shrunk back for fear of him, and all the workers of lawlessness were very troubled, and deliverance prospered in his hand."

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