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1 Maccabees 3:22-24
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 3:22-24
New Catholic Bible
22 He himself[a] will crush them before our eyes; therefore, do not be afraid of them.”
23 When he had finished speaking, he rushed suddenly against Seron and his army, and they were crushed before him. 24 He pursued them down the descent of Beth-horon as far as the plain. About eight hundred[b] of their men fell, and those who survived fled to the country of the Philistines.
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- 1 Maccabees 3:22 He himself: this is another way of avoiding pronouncing the divine name.
- 1 Maccabees 3:24 About eight hundred: scholars agree that the numbers in this Book are indicative rather than real. In accord with biblical usage, they serve as a barometer of the measure of the victory achieved or the importance of the battle waged rather than as an actual count of those involved.
