And exhorted them, saying: You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws, and the sanctuary, and the distresses that we have seen:

And exhorted them, saying: You know what great battles I and my brethren, and the house of my father, have fought for the laws, and the sanctuary, and the distresses that we have seen:

1 Maccabees 13:1
Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it.

1 Maccabees 13:2
And seeing that the people was in dread and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled the people,

1 Maccabees 13:4
By reason whereof all my brethren have lost their lives for Israel's sake, and I am left alone.

1 Maccabees 13:5
And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble: for I am not better than my brethren.