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Now when Apollonius the son of Mnestheus was sent into Egypt to treat with the nobles of king Philometor, and Antiochus understood that he was wholly excluded from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interest, he departed thence and came to Joppe, and from thence to Jerusalem: (2 Maccabees 4, 21)
Where he was received in a, magnificent manner by Jason, and the city, and came in with torch lights, and with praises, end from thence he returned with his army into Phenicia. (2 Maccabees 4, 22)
Three years afterwards Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the aforesaid Simon, to carry money to the king, and to bring answers from him concerning certain necessary affairs. (2 Maccabees 4, 23)
But he being recommended to the king, when he had magnified the appearance of his power, got the high priesthood for himself, by offering more than Jason by three hundred talents of silver. (2 Maccabees 4, 24)
Then Jason, who had undermined his own brother, being himself undermined, was driven out a fugitive into the country of the Ammonites (2 Maccabees 4, 26)
Now when there was gone forth a false rumour, as though Antiochus had been dead, Jason taking with him no fewer than a thousand men, suddenly assaulted the city: and though the citizens ran together to the wall, the city at length was taken, and Menelaus fled into the castle. (2 Maccabees 5, 5)
But Jason slew his countrymen without mercy, not considering that prosperity against one's own kindred is a very great evil, thinking they had been enemies, and not citizens, whom he conquered. (2 Maccabees 5, 6)
And there were slain in the space o three whole days fourscore thousand, forty thousand were made prisoners, and as many sold. (2 Maccabees 5, 14)
And others that had met together in caves that were near, and were keeping the sabbath day privately, being discovered by Philip, were burnt with fire, because they made a conscience to help themselves with their hands, by reason of the religious observance of the day. (2 Maccabees 6, 11)
For it doth not become our age, said he, to dissemble: whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, at the age of fourscore and ten years, was gone over to the life of the heathens: (2 Maccabees 6, 24)
Now the mother was to be ad above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hope that she had in God: (2 Maccabees 7, 20)
And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised that she would counsel her son. (2 Maccabees 7, 26)
