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1 Maccabees 3:5
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1 Maccabees 3:5
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5 He searched out and pursued those who broke the law;
he burned those who troubled his people.(A)
1 Maccabees 5:5
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1 Maccabees 5:5
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5 They were shut up by him in towers, and he encamped against them, vowed their complete destruction, and burned with fire their towers and all who were in them.(A)
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2 Maccabees 10:36
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2 Maccabees 10:36
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36 During the distraction, others came up in the same way, wheeled around against the defenders, and set fire to the towers; they kindled fires and burned the blasphemers alive. Others broke open the gates and let in the rest of the force, and they occupied the city.(A)
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