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But Numenius, and those who had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings and the regions, in which was contained these things: (1 Maccabees 15, 15)
And he commanded him to move with his camp against the face of Judea. And he commanded him to build up Kedron, and to barricade the gates of the city, and to make war against the people. But the king pursued Trypho. (1 Maccabees 15, 39)
For he caused those who fought against us and against the holy city to burst forth from Persia. (2 Maccabees 1, 12)
and recovered the most famous temple in the whole world, and freed the city, and restored the laws that were abolished. For the Lord, with all tranquility, was acting favorably toward them. (2 Maccabees 2, 23)
Therefore, when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and also the laws were still being kept very well because of the piety of Onias, the high priest, and the hatred that his soul held for evil, (2 Maccabees 3, 1)
But Simon, from the tribe of Benjamin, having been appointed as overseer of the temple, obstructed the chief priest, in order to undertake some kind of iniquity in the city. (2 Maccabees 3, 4)
But, when he had arrived at Jerusalem and had been kindly accepted into the city by the high priest, he explained to him the information that had been provided concerning the money. And he freely disclosed the cause for which he was present. But he questioned whether these things were truly so. (2 Maccabees 3, 9)
And so, on the appointed day, Heliodorus entered to set these things in order. Yet truly, there was no small amount of trepidation throughout the entire city. (2 Maccabees 3, 14)
And he dared to say that he was a traitor to the kingdom, though he provided for the city, and defended his people, and was zealous for the law of God. (2 Maccabees 4, 2)
And he was received magnificently by Jason and the city, and he entered with the lights of little torches and with praises. And from there he turned back with his army to Phoenicia. (2 Maccabees 4, 22)
And, being inflamed in soul, he ordered the purple to be torn from Andronicus, and that he be led around, throughout the entire city, and that, in the same place where he had committed the impiety against Onias, the sacrilegious man should be deprived of his life, as his fitting punishment rendered by the Lord. (2 Maccabees 4, 38)
Therefore, those who brought the case on behalf of the city, and the people, and the sacred vessels were quickly given an unjust punishment. (2 Maccabees 4, 48)
