1 Maccabees 3:9
8. Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel:9. So that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish.10. Then Apollonius gathered the Gentiles together, and a great host out of Samaria, to fight against Israel.
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