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And assaulting them strongly, they won the holds, and kept off all that fought upon the wall, and slew all that fell into their hands, and killed no fewer than twenty thousand. (2 Maccabees 10, 17)
But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the people together, and accused those men, that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them. (2 Maccabees 10, 21)
And having good success with his weapons in all things he took in hand, he slew in the two holds more than twenty thousand. (2 Maccabees 10, 23)
But when the battle waxed strong, there appeared unto the enemies from heaven five comely men upon horses, with bridles of gold, and two of them led the Jews, (2 Maccabees 10, 29)
As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gawra, where Chereas was governor. (2 Maccabees 10, 32)
Now when they that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and all the people with lamentation and tears besought the Lord that he would send a good angel to deliver Israel. (2 Maccabees 11, 6)
And as they were at Jerusalem, there appeared before them on horseback one in white clothing, shaking his armour of gold. (2 Maccabees 11, 8)
But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places: for before he had dispatched any thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold. (2 Maccabees 12, 18)
At which time Dositheus, one of Bacenor's company, who was on horseback, and a strong man, was still upon Gorgias, and taking hold of his coat drew him by force; and when he would have taken that cursed man alive, a horseman of Thracia coming upon him smote off his shoulder, so that Gorgias fled unto Marisa. (2 Maccabees 12, 35)
In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea, (2 Maccabees 13, 1)
So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the commonwealth, he camped by Modin: (2 Maccabees 13, 14)
Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy, (2 Maccabees 13, 18)
