68 Behold, an army of foreigners met him in the plain. They laid an ambush for him in the mountains, but they themselves met him face to face. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:68
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1 Maccabees 16:4–6
4 He chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war and cavalry, and they went against Cendebaeus, and slept at Modin. (WEB) 5 Rising up in the morning, they went into the plain, and, behold, a great army of infantry and cavalry came to meet them. There was a brook… (WEB)
Ezekiel 19:7–9
7 He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. 8 Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
1 Maccabees 2:43–45
43 All those who fled from the evils were added to them, and supported them. (WEB) 44 They mustered an army, and struck sinners in their anger, and lawless men in their wrath. The rest fled to the Gentiles for safety. (WEB) 45 And Mattathias and his friends went around and pulled d… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 5:38–40
38 Judas sent men to spy on the army; and they brought him word, saying, “All the Gentiles who are around us are gathered together to them, an exceedingly great army. (WEB) 39 They have hired Arabians to help them, and are encamped beyond the brook, ready to come against… (WEB) 40 … (WEB)
Judith 10:10–12
10 and they did so. Then Judith went out, she, and her handmaid with her. The men of the city watched her until she had gone down the mountain, until she had passed the valley, and they could see her no more. (WEB) 11 They went straight onward in the valley. The watch of… (WEB) 12 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 4:13–15
13 They went out of the camp to battle. Those who were with Judas sounded their trumpets (WEB) 14 and joined battle. The Gentiles were defeated, and fled into the plain. (WEB) 15 But all those in the rear fell by the sword. They pursued them to Gazara, and to the plains of Idumaea,… (WEB)
Joshua 8:13–15
13 So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley. 14 When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the cit…
2 Chronicles 13:12–14
12 Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.” 13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around… 14 …
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