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2 Maccabees 8:6-8
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 8:6-8
Good News Translation
6-7 Judas would make sudden attacks on towns and villages and burn them. He captured strategic positions and routed many enemy troops, finding that he was most successful at night. People everywhere spoke of his bravery.
Ptolemy Sends Nicanor to Attack Judas(A)
8 When Philip, governor of Jerusalem, realized that Judas was gaining ground little by little and that his victories were becoming more and more frequent, he wrote a letter to Ptolemy, governor of Greater Syria, requesting his help in defending the royal interests.
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