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1 Maccabees 4:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They saw the camp of the Gentiles strong and fortified, with cavalry all around it; and these were expert in war. "
1 Maccabees 4:7
Verse in Context
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5 Gorgias came into the camp of Judas at night and found no man. He sought them in the mountains; for he said, “These men are running away from us.”
6 As soon as it was day, Judas appeared in the plain with three thousand men. However they didn’t have the armor and swords they desired.
7 They saw the camp of the Gentiles strong and fortified, with cavalry all around it; and these were expert in war.
8 Judas said to the men who were with him, “Don’t be afraid of their numbers, or when they charge.
9 Remember how our fathers were saved in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.
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1 Maccabees 4:1
"Gorgias took five thousand infantry, a thousand chosen cavalry, and the army moved out at night,"
1 Maccabees 4:2
"that it might fall upon the army of the Jews and strike them suddenly. The men of the citadel were his guides."
1 Maccabees 4:3
"Judas heard of this, and he and the valiant men moved, that he might strike the king’s army which was at Emmaus"
1 Maccabees 4:4
"while the forces were still dispersed from the camp."
1 Maccabees 4:5
"Gorgias came into the camp of Judas at night and found no man. He sought them in the mountains; for he said, “These men are running away from us.”"
1 Maccabees 4:6
"As soon as it was day, Judas appeared in the plain with three thousand men. However they didn’t have the armor and swords they desired."
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