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Upon marching into Judaea he first reached Bethsura,✻ that stood in a narrow pass five furlongs away from Jerusalem, and laid siege to the citadel of it. (2 Maccabees 11, 5)
So, in good heart, they set out together, and before they left Jerusalem a vision came to them; of a rider that went before them in white array, with armour of gold, brandishing his spear. (2 Maccabees 11, 8)
so he fell on Jamnia, too, by night, and burnt both wharves and ships there; the light of that blaze was seen at Jerusalem, thirty miles off. … (2 Maccabees 12, 9)
And thence to Scythopolis, at seventy-five miles’ distance from Jerusalem; (2 Maccabees 12, 29)
Thanking all such, and desiring them they would continue their good offices towards the Jewish folk, the army returned to Jerusalem, to keep the festival of the Weeks. (2 Maccabees 12, 31)
Then he would have contribution made; a sum of twelve thousand silver pieces he levied, and sent it to Jerusalem, to have sacrifice made there for the guilt of their dead companions. Was not this well done and piously? Here was a man kept the resurrection ever in mind; (2 Maccabees 12, 43)
and himself called the elders to a council; his plan was, he told them, to march out and engage the king before he could reach Judaea and overpower the city, and the issue of it he would leave to the Lord’s good pleasure. (2 Maccabees 13, 13)
Nicanor was now lodged in Jerusalem, and did there no manner of hurt; all the rabble he had brought with him were dispersed to their homes. (2 Maccabees 14, 23)
It was this Nicanor that received information against one of the elders at Jerusalem, named Razias, a true patriot and a man of good repute; for the love he bore it, men called him the father of the Jewish people. (2 Maccabees 14, 37)
And Judas? Not for nothing had he devoted body and soul, this long while, to the service of his fellow countrymen! Nicanor’s head, and one of his arms cut off from the shoulder downwards, he bade them carry to Jerusalem; (2 Maccabees 15, 30)
Wine was never made for kings, Lamuel, never for kings; carouse befits ill thy council-chamber. (Proverbs 31, 4)
None so honoured at the city gate as that husband of hers, when he sits in council with the elders of the land. (Proverbs 31, 23)
