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The Lord, however, had not chosen the people for the sake of the holy place, but the holy place for the sake of the people; (2 Maccabees 5, 19)
and so the holy place itself, having shared the disasters that befell the people, in due course also shared their good fortune; having been abandoned by the Almighty in his anger, once the great Sovereign was placated it was reinstated in all its glory. (2 Maccabees 5, 20)
all those who came out to watch he put to the sword; then, rushing into the city with his armed troops, he cut down an immense number of people. (2 Maccabees 5, 26)
The advent of these evils was painfully hard for all the people to bear. (2 Maccabees 6, 3)
People were driven by harsh compulsion to take part in the monthly ritual meal commemorating the king's birthday; and when a feast of Dionysus occurred, they were forced to wear ivy wreaths and walk in the Dionysiac procession. (2 Maccabees 6, 7)
A decree was issued at the instance of the people of Ptolemais for the neighbouring Greek cities, enforcing the same conduct on the Jews there, obliging them to share in the sacrificial meals, (2 Maccabees 6, 8)
Other people, who had assembled in some near-by caves to keep the seventh day without attracting attention, were denounced to Philip, and were then all burnt to death together, since their consciences would not allow them to defend themselves, out of respect for the holiness of the day. (2 Maccabees 6, 11)
And so he never entirely withdraws his mercy from us; he may discipline us by some disaster, but he does not desert his own people. (2 Maccabees 6, 16)
The people supervising the ritual meal, forbidden by the Law, because of the length of time for which they had known him, took him aside and privately urged him to have meat brought of a kind he could properly use, prepared by himself, and only pretend to eat the portions of sacrificial meat as prescribed by the king; (2 Maccabees 6, 21)
'Pretence', he said, 'does not befit our time of life; many young people would suppose that Eleazar at the age of ninety had conformed to the foreigners' way of life (2 Maccabees 6, 24)
They called on the Lord to have regard for the people oppressed on all sides, to take pity on the Temple profaned by the godless, (2 Maccabees 8, 2)
so that, in case of any unforeseen event or disquieting rumour, the people of the provinces might know to whom he had left the conduct of affairs, and thus remain undisturbed; (2 Maccabees 9, 24)
