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2 Maccabees 8:4-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Maccabees 8:4-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 to remember also the lawless destruction of the innocent babies and the blasphemies committed against his name, and to show his hatred of evil.
5 As soon as Maccabeus got his army organized, the nations could not withstand him, for the wrath of the Lord had turned to mercy. 6 Coming without warning, he would set fire to towns and villages. He captured strategic positions and put to flight not a few of the enemy.(A)
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