h this army, and he will do us no wrong.

1 Mac 7:15
So he spake unto them, peaceably, and sware unto them,
saying, we will procure the harm neither of you nor your
friends.

1 Mac 7:16
Whereupon they believed him: howbeit he took of them
threescore men, and slew them in one day, according to the words
which he wrote,

1 Mac 7:17
The flesh of thy saints have they cast out, and their blood
have they shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury
them.

1 Mac 7:18
Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the
people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in
them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made.

1 Mac 7:19
After this, removed Bacchides from Jerusalem, and pitched his
tents in Bezeth, where he sent and took many of the men that had
forsaken him, and certain of the people also, and when he had
slain them, he cast them into the great pit.

1 Mac 7:20
Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a
power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.

1 Mac 7:21
But Alcimus contended for the high priesthood.

1 Mac 7:22
And unto him resorted all such as troubled the people, who,
after they had gotten the land of Juda into their power, did
much hurt in Israel.

1 Mac 7:23
Now when Judas saw all the mischief that Alcimus and his
company had done among the Israelites, even above the heathen,

1 Mac 7:24
He went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and
took vengeance of them that had revolted from him, so that they
durst no more go forth into the country.

1 Mac 7:25
On the other side, when Alcimus saw that Judas and his
company had gotten the upper hand, and knew that he was not able
to abide their force, he went again to the king, and said all
the worst of them that he could.

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Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a
man that bare deadly hate unto Israel, with commandment to
destroy the people.

1 Mac 7:27
So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent
unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words,
saying,

1 Mac 7:28
Let there be no battle between me and you; I will come with a
few men, that I may see you in peace.

1 Mac 7:29
He came therefore to Judas, and they saluted one another
peaceably. Howbeit the enemies were prepared to take away Judas
by violence.

1 Mac 7:30
Which thing after it was known to Judas, to wit, that he came
unto him with deceit, he was