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2 Maccabees 8:22-24
Common English Bible
2 Maccabees 8:22-24
Common English Bible
22 appointed his brothers as commanders of each unit. Simon, Joseph, and Jonathan each commanded fifteen hundred men, 23 while Eleazar was publicly to read aloud the holy scroll.
Giving the watchword of “God’s help,” Judas took command of the first military unit and attacked Nicanor. 24 With the almighty as their ally, they slaughtered more than nine thousand of the enemy, wounding and disabling many of Nicanor’s army and driving them all to flight.
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