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1 Maccabees 5:43 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Then he crossed over against them first, and all the people after him; and all the Gentiles were defeated before his face, and threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple at Carnaim. "

1 Maccabees 5:43

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41 but if he is afraid, and encamps beyond the river, we will cross over to him, and defeat him.”

42 Now when Judas came near to the water brook, he caused the scribes of the people to remain by the brook, and commanded them, saying, “Allow no man to encamp, but let all come to the battle.”

43 Then he crossed over against them first, and all the people after him; and all the Gentiles were defeated before his face, and threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple at Carnaim.

44 They took the city and burned the temple with fire, together with all who were in it. Carnaim was subdued. They couldn’t stand any longer before the face of Judas.

45 Judas gathered together all Israel, those who were in the land of Gilead, from the least to the greatest, with their wives, their children, and their stuff, an exceedingly great army, that they might come into the land of Judah.

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1 Maccabees 5:1

"It came to pass, when the Gentiles all around heard that the altar had been rebuilt and the sanctuary dedicated as before, they were exceedingly angry."

1 Maccabees 5:2

"They took counsel to destroy the race of Jacob that was in the midst of them, and they began to kill and destroy among the people."

1 Maccabees 5:3

"Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumaea at Akrabattine, because they besieged Israel. He struck them with a great slaughter, humbled them, and took their spoils."

1 Maccabees 5:4

"He remembered the wickedness of the children of Baean, who were a snare and a stumbling block to the people, lying in wait for them on the highways."

1 Maccabees 5:5

"They were shut up by him in the towers. He encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned with fire the towers of the place with all who were in them."

1 Maccabees 5:6

"He passed over to the children of Ammon, and found a mighty band and many people, with Timotheus for their leader."

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