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Mattathias dies and Judas rises, and the Seleucid court sends larger and larger armies as the revolt refuses to be finished.
Judas breaks the right wing at his last battle and dies when the left closes behind him, then Simon carries the war to the ends of the earth.
The last men inside the sanctuary did not leave because courage failed. They left because famine won. Then Simon stepped forward and carved his name in brass.
A Seleucid king signed tax relief into law. Simon turned that paper into defended ports, settled cities, and authority carved into brass at the Temple.
Judas Maccabee counted his enemies and chose the one empire that had crushed every other kingdom. He was betting Judea could survive among giants.
A priest's son forges a sword, hides it under his robe, talks the Seleucid general into clearing the room, and strikes him down by the altar.
