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1 Maccabees 6:37 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Strong, covered wooden towers were upon them, one upon each elephant, fastened upon it with secure harnesses. Upon each were four valiant men who fought upon them, beside his Indian driver. "

1 Maccabees 6:37

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35 They distributed the animals among the phalanxes. They set by each elephant a thousand men armed with coats of mail and helmets of brass on their heads. Five hundred chosen cavalry were appointed for each elephant.

36 These were ready beforehand, wherever the elephant was. Wherever the elephant went, they went with it. They didn’t leave it.

37 Strong, covered wooden towers were upon them, one upon each elephant, fastened upon it with secure harnesses. Upon each were four valiant men who fought upon them, beside his Indian driver.

38 The rest of the cavalry he set on this side and that side on the two flanks of the army, striking terror into the enemy, and protected by the phalanxes.

39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains lit up, and blazed like flaming torches.

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2 Maccabees 15:20

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2 Maccabees 13:15

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1 Maccabees 9:11

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1 Maccabees 6:1

"King Antiochus was traveling through the upper countries; and he heard that in Elymais in Persia there was a city renowned for riches, for silver and gold,"

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"and that the temple which was in it was exceedingly rich, and that in it were golden shields, breastplates, and weapons which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Greeks, left behind there."

1 Maccabees 6:3

"So he came and tried to take the city and to pillage it; and he was not able, because his plan was known to them of the city,"

1 Maccabees 6:4

"and they rose up against him in battle. He fled and returned to Babylon with great disappointment."

1 Maccabees 6:5

"Then someone came into Persia bringing him news that the armies which went against the land of Judah had been put to flight,"

1 Maccabees 6:6

"and that Lysias went first with a strong army and was put to shame before them, and that they had grown strong because of weapons, power, and a supply of plunder which they took from the armies that they had cut off,"

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