1 Maccabees 6:27DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 27 of 63
"And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them."
In context
25Neither have they put forth their hand against us only, but also against all our borders.
26And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the stronghold of Bethsura:
27And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them.
28Now when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and them that were over the horsemen.
29There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea hired troops.