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Considering the spate of figures and the difficulty encountered, because of the mass of material, by those who wish to immerse themselves in historical records, (2 Maccabees 2, 24)
we have aimed at providing diversion for those who merely want something to read, a saving of labour for those who enjoy committing things to memory, and profit for each and all. (2 Maccabees 2, 25)
For us who have undertaken the drudgery of this abridgement, it has been no easy task but a matter of sweat and midnight oil, (2 Maccabees 2, 26)
comparable to the exacting task of someone organising a banquet, whose aim is to satisfy a variety of tastes. Nevertheless, for the sake of rendering a general service, we remain glad to endure this drudgery, (2 Maccabees 2, 27)
leaving accuracy of detail to the historian, and concentrating our effort on tracing the outlines in this condensed version. (2 Maccabees 2, 28)
Just as the architect of a new house is responsible for the construction as a whole, while the man undertaking the ceramic painting has to take into consideration only the decorative requirements, so, I think, it is with us. (2 Maccabees 2, 29)
To make the subject his own, to explore its by-ways, to be meticulous about details, is the business of the original historian, (2 Maccabees 2, 30)
but the person making the adaptation must be allowed to aim at conciseness of expression and to forgo any exhaustive treatment of his subject. (2 Maccabees 2, 31)
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)
it came about that the kings themselves honoured the holy place and enhanced the glory of the Temple with the most splendid offerings, (2 Maccabees 3, 2)
But a certain Simon, of the tribe of Bilgah, on being appointed administrator of the Temple, came into conflict with the high priest over the regulation of the city markets. (2 Maccabees 3, 4)
and made out to him that the Treasury in Jerusalem was groaning with untold wealth, that the amount contributed was incalculable and out of all proportion to expenditure on the sacrifice, but that it could all be brought under the control of the king. (2 Maccabees 3, 6)
