1 Maccabees 7:38-40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
38 Take revenge on this man and his army, and let them fall by the sword. Remember their blasphemies, and do not let them continue.”
39 Nicanor left Jerusalem and camped at Beth-horon, where the Syrian army joined him. 40 But Judas camped in Adasa[a] with three thousand men. Here Judas uttered this prayer:
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- 7:40 Adasa: a village between Jerusalem and Beth-horon.
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