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41 When the messengers
from the king of the Assyrians
        insulted us with words,
    your angel went out and struck down
        one hundred eighty-five thousand.
42 So crush this army before us today.
    Let the rest learn
    that he has spoken against
        your sanctuary in an evil way,
    and judge him for this wickedness.

43 So the armies met in battle on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar.[a] Nicanor’s army was crushed, and he himself was the first to die in the battle.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Maccabees 7:43 February–March, 160 BCE

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