1 Maccabees 5:61-63
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
61 It was a great setback for the people, because they had not obeyed Judas and his brothers, thinking that they would do brave deeds. 62 But they were not of the family through whom Israel’s deliverance was given.
Victories at Hebron and Azotus. 63 The valiant Judas and his brothers were greatly honored in all Israel and among all the Gentiles, wherever their name was heard;
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