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But a man ran and reached Gazara before them, informing John that his father and brothers had been killed. And he added, "He has also sent some people to kill you." (1 Maccabees 16, 21)
are written in the annals of his pontificate from the day he succeeded his father as High Priest. (1 Maccabees 16, 24)
So Onias went to the king, not to accuse his fellow citizens, but for the good of the whole nation. (2 Maccabees 4, 5)
He suppressed the privileges that kings had granted to the Jews through John, the father of Eupolemus, who had established friendship and an alliance between the Romans and the Jews. He overthrew lawful institutions and introduced new customs contrary to the Law. (2 Maccabees 4, 11)
Jason cruelly massacred his fellow citizens, without realizing that his victory against his own nation was the greatest defeat. He seemed to believe that he was winning over enemies when, in reality, these were his own people. (2 Maccabees 5, 6)
But God had not chosen the people for the Temple, but the Temple for the sake of the nation. (2 Maccabees 5, 19)
Therefore, the Temple also shared in the nation's misfortune, as it also shared afterward in its restoration. As it had been abandoned in the time of the wrath of God, it was again restored to its glory when the Most High Lord was appeased. (2 Maccabees 5, 20)
In his death, he left a noble example and a memorial of virtue and strength, not only to the young but to the whole nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
But I thought of how my father would designate his successor whenever he set out for any military expedition into the uplands, (2 Maccabees 9, 23)
They also decided by public vote that this event would be commemorated annually by the whole Jewish nation. (2 Maccabees 10, 8)
From the day we succeeded to the throne of our father, who has gone to the dwelling place of the gods, it has been our desire that all our subjects live undisturbed so that everyone may dedicate himself to his own work. (2 Maccabees 11, 23)
Learning that the Jews do not wish to adopt Greek customs, as it was the will of my father, but prefer their own way of life and ask that they be allowed to live according to their laws, (2 Maccabees 11, 24)
