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On his arrival, Jeremiah found a cave-dwelling, into which he put the tent, the ark and the altar of incense, afterwards blocking up the entrance. (2 Maccabees 2, 5)
'In addition to the above, it was also recorded, both in these writings and in the Memoirs of Nehemiah, how Nehemiah founded a library and made a collection of the books dealing with the kings and the prophets, the writings of David and the letters of the kings on the subject of offerings. (2 Maccabees 2, 13)
leaving accuracy of detail to the historian, and concentrating our effort on tracing the outlines in this condensed version. (2 Maccabees 2, 28)
So now let us begin our narrative, without adding any more to what has been said above; there would be no sense in expanding the preface to the history and curtailing the history itself. (2 Maccabees 2, 32)
On his arrival in Jerusalem, and after a hospitable reception from the high priest and the city, he announced what had been disclosed, thus revealing the reason for his presence, and asked if this was indeed the true situation. (2 Maccabees 3, 9)
the man was so overwhelmed by fear and bodily trembling that those who saw him could not possibly mistake the distress he was suffering. (2 Maccabees 3, 17)
While they were calling on the all-powerful Lord to preserve the deposits intact for the depositors, in full security, (2 Maccabees 3, 22)
He who has his dwelling in heaven watches over the place and defends it, and he strikes down and destroys those who come to harm it.' (2 Maccabees 3, 39)
Menelaus then had a quiet word with Andronicus, urging him to get rid of Onias. Andronicus sought out Onias and, resorting to the trick of offering him his right hand on oath, succeeded in persuading him, despite the latter's lingering suspicions, to leave sanctuary; whereupon, in defiance of all justice, he immediately put him to death. (2 Maccabees 4, 34)
Burning with indignation, he immediately stripped Andronicus of the purple, tore his garments off him and, parading him through the length of the city, rid the world of the assassin on the very spot where he had laid impious hands on Onias, the Lord dealing out to him the punishment he deserved. (2 Maccabees 4, 38)
to such effect that they wounded many of them, even killing a few, and routed them all; the sacrilegious thief himself they killed near the Treasury. (2 Maccabees 4, 42)
squadrons of cavalry in order of battle, attacks and charges this way and that, a flourish of shields, a forest of pikes, a brandishing of swords, a hurling of missiles, a glittering of golden accoutrements and armour of all kinds. (2 Maccabees 5, 3)
