1 Maccabees 3:1–9

Then ^ahis son Judas, called Maccabeus, ^aarose up in his stead. ²And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. ³So he gat his people great honour, and put on a ^bbreastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike ^charness about him, and he made battles, protecting ^dthe host with his sword. ⁴In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion’s whelp roaring for his prey. ⁵For he pursued ^ethe wicked, and sought them out, and ^eeburnt up those that vexed his people. ⁶Wherefore ^ethe wicked ^fshrunk for fear of him, and ^ffall the workers of iniquity were troubled, because ^gsalvation prospered in his hand. ⁷He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and ^gghis memorial is blessed for ever. ⁸Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying ^ethe ungodly out of them, and ^hturning away wrath from Israel: ⁹so that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ⁱready to perish.