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1 Maccabees 4:35-37
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Maccabees 4:35-37
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
35 When Lysias saw the rout of his troops and observed the boldness that inspired those of Judas and how ready they were either to live or to die nobly, he withdrew to Antioch and enlisted mercenaries in order to invade Judea again with an even larger army.
Cleansing and Dedication of the Temple
36 Then Judas and his brothers said, “See, our enemies are crushed; let us go up to cleanse the sanctuary and dedicate it.”(A) 37 So all the army assembled and went up to Mount Zion.
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