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Ordinary hands gather an abandoned shield and helmet.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:12

    The Sword Judas Kept

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: The company takes the abandoned equipment, and Judas takes the sword he will keep.

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    12And they took their equipment, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and he fought with it all his days.

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