2 Maccabees 8:23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 There was also Eleazar.[a] After reading to them from the holy book and giving them the watchword, “The help of God,” Judas himself took charge of the first division and joined in battle with Nicanor.(A)
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2 Maccabees 12:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 Meanwhile, Maccabeus divided his army into cohorts, with a commander over each cohort, and went in pursuit of Timothy, who had a force of a hundred and twenty thousand foot soldiers and twenty-five hundred cavalry.
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