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As for the Jewish folk, he left viceroys of his own to harry them; in Jerusalem Philip, that was a Phrygian born, and outdid his own master in cruelty; (2 Maccabees 5, 22)
at Garizim Andronicus and Menelaus, heaviest burden of all for the folk to bear. (2 Maccabees 5, 23)
And this was the last sigh he uttered, as he lay there dying under the lash, Lord, in thy holy wisdom this thou well knowest; I might have had life if I would, yet never a cruel pang my body endures, but my soul suffers it gladly for thy reverence. (2 Maccabees 6, 30)
And here was the greatest marvel of all, by honest folk ever to be kept in mind, that the mother of seven children should be content to lose them all in one day, for the hope she had in God’s mercy. (2 Maccabees 7, 20)
The sabbath day over, they gave a share of the spoils to crippled folk, orphans and widows; they and theirs should have the rest. (2 Maccabees 8, 28)
Other invaders they slew, twenty thousand of them and more, under Bacchides and Timotheus; and when they seized their high fortresses, and had spoil to divide in plenty, once more cripples and orphans and widows, and the aged folk too, must have a share to match their own. (2 Maccabees 8, 30)
He had made his way into the city they call Persepolis, thinking to plunder its temple and of itself have the mastery; but the common folk ran to arms and routed him. So he was a man defeated and disgraced (2 Maccabees 9, 2)
with pride undiminished, still breathing out fiery threats against the Jewish folk, he pressed forward on his errand, till of a sudden, in full career, down fell he from his chariot, and never a limb but was racked grievously by the fall. (2 Maccabees 9, 7)
Grudge the Jewish folk burial, give their carrion to bird and beast, make an end of them, children and all? Nay, such high privileges they should have as the townsfolk of Athens itself. (2 Maccabees 9, 15)
Down came the altars Gentile folk had set up in the open streets, down came the shrines, (2 Maccabees 10, 2)
and he marched on Judaea at the head of eighty thousand men, with all the cavalry he could muster. Here was a city worth the capture, for Gentile folk to dwell in; (2 Maccabees 11, 2)
That the Jewish folk may eat what food they will, use what laws they will, according to their ancient custom; and if aught has been done amiss through inadvertence, none of them, for that cause, shall be molested. (2 Maccabees 11, 31)
