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• Lysias, learning that the king was dead, established on the throne in succession to him his son Antiochus, whom he had brought up from childhood -- and styled him Eupator. (1 Maccabees 6, 17)

• They made their way to the king and said, 'How much longer are you going to wait before you see justice done and avenge our fellows? (1 Maccabees 6, 22)

• The king was furious when he heard this and summoned all his Friends, the generals of his forces and the marshals of horse. (1 Maccabees 6, 28)

• The king rose at daybreak and marched his army at top speed down the road to Beth-Zechariah, where his forces took up their battle formations and sounded the trumpets. (1 Maccabees 6, 33)

• Judas and his army advanced to give battle, and six hundred of the king's army were killed. (1 Maccabees 6, 42)

• Eleazar, called Avaran, noticing that one of the elephants was royally caparisoned and was also taller than all the others, and supposing that the king was mounted on it, (1 Maccabees 6, 43)

• The Jews however realising how strong the king was and how ferocious his army, retreated ahead of them. (1 Maccabees 6, 47)

• The royal army moved up to encounter them outside Jerusalem, and the king began to blockade Judaea and Mount Zion. (1 Maccabees 6, 48)

• Having occupied Beth-Zur, the king stationed a garrison there to hold it. (1 Maccabees 6, 50)

• Meanwhile Philip, whom King Antiochus before his death had appointed to train his son Antiochus for the throne, (1 Maccabees 6, 55)

• had returned from Persia and Media with the forces that had accompanied the king, and was planning to seize control of affairs. (1 Maccabees 6, 56)

• On hearing this, Lysias at once decided to leave, and said to the king, the generals of the army and the men, 'We are growing weaker every day, we are short of food, and the place we are besieging is well fortified; moreover the affairs of the kingdom demand our attention. (1 Maccabees 6, 57)