17 But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, “What? Shall we be able, being a small company, to fight against so great and strong a multitude? We for our part are faint, having tasted no food this day.” (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:17
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1 Maccabees 9:6–8
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1 Maccabees 3:57–59
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