Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation he said to his men, "Don't be greedy for loot. Gorgias and his army are nearby in the mountains, so there is still heavy fighting ahead of us. We must stand firm and fight. After that, you can safely take all the loot you want." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to the people: Be not greedy of the spoils; for there is war before us: 1 Maccabees 4:15But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men. 1 Maccabees 4:16 And Judas returned again with his army that followed him. 1 Maccabees 4:18 And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards with safety. 1 Maccabees 4:19 And as Judas was speaking these words, behold part of them appeared, looking forth from the mountain. Context 1 Maccabees 4…16And Judas returned again with his army that followed him. 17And he said to the people: Be not greedy of the spoils; for there is war before us: 18And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards with safety.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 4:15 But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men. 1 Maccabees 4:16 And Judas returned again with his army that followed him. 1 Maccabees 4:18 And Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overthrow them, and you shall take the spoils afterwards with safety. 1 Maccabees 4:19 And as Judas was speaking these words, behold part of them appeared, looking forth from the mountain. |