stroy this army in our sight today and let the rest know
that he hath spoken ill against thy sanctuary: and judge thou him
according to his wickedness.

7:43. And the armies joined battle on the thirteenth day of the month,
Adar: and the army of Nicanor was defeated, and he himself was first
slain in the battle.

7:44. And when his army saw that Nicanor was slain they threw away their
weapons, and fled:

7:45. And they pursued after them one day's journey from Adazer, even
till ye come to Gazara, and they sounded the trumpets after them with
signals.

7:46. And they went forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and
they pushed them with the horns, and they turned again to them, and they
were all slain with the sword, and there was not left of them so much as
one.

7:47. And they took the spoils of them for a booty, and they cut off
Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he had proudly stretched out,
and they brought it, and hung it up over against Jerusalem.

7:48. And the people rejoiced exceedingly, and they spent that day with
great joy.

7:49. And he ordained that this day should be kept every year, being the
thirteenth of the month of Adar.

7:50. And the land of Juda was quiet for a short time.

1 Machabees Chapter 8

Judas hears of the great character of the Romans: he makes a league with
them.

8:1. Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful
and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of
them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with
them, and that they are mighty in power.

8:2. And they heard of their battles, and their noble acts which they
had done in Galatia, how they had conquered them, and brought them under
tribute:

They heard, etc... What is here set down of the history and character of
the ancient Romans, is not an assertion, or affirmation of the sacred
writer: but only a relation of what Judas had heard of them.

8:3. And how great things they had done in the land of Spain, and that
they had brought under their power the mines of silver and of gold that
are there, and had gotten possession of all the place by their counsel
and patience:

8:4. And had conquered places that were very far off from them, and
kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had
overthrown them with great slaughter: and the rest pay them tribute
every year.

8:5. And that they had defeated in battle Philip and