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Meanwhile, since Esdrias and his men had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted, Judas called on the Lord to show himself their ally and leader in battle. (2 Maccabees 12, 36)
and with him Lysias his tutor and chief minister; he had moreover a Greek force of one hundred and ten thousand infantry, five thousand three hundred cavalry, twenty-two elephants, and three hundred chariots fitted with scythes. (2 Maccabees 13, 2)
The king, having had a taste of Jewish daring, now tried to capture their positions by trickery. (2 Maccabees 13, 18)
but Rhodocus, of the Jewish army, supplied the enemy with secret information; the man was identified, arrested, and dealt with. (2 Maccabees 13, 21)
Judas had posted armed men in strategic positions, in case of a sudden treacherous move by the enemy. The leaders held their conference and reached agreement. (2 Maccabees 14, 22)
When they protested on oath that they did not know where the wanted man could be, (2 Maccabees 14, 32)
Now, a man called Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, was denounced to Nicanor. He was a man who loved his countrymen and stood high in their esteem, and he was known as the father of the Jews because of his kindness. (2 Maccabees 14, 37)
Still breathing, and blazing with anger, he struggled to his feet, blood spurting in all directions, and despite his terrible wounds ran right through the crowd; then, taking his stand on a steep rock, (2 Maccabees 14, 45)
although he had now lost every drop of blood, he tore out his entrails and taking them in both hands flung them down on the crowd, calling on the Master of his life and spirit to give them back to him one day. Thus he died. (2 Maccabees 14, 46)
Next, there appeared a man equally remarkable for his great age and dignity and invested with a marvellous and impressive air of majesty. (2 Maccabees 15, 13)
His prayer was worded thus: 'You, Master, sent your angel in the days of Hezekiah king of Judaea, and he destroyed no less than one hundred and eighty-five thousand of Sennacherib's army; (2 Maccabees 15, 22)
With shouting and confusion all around, they blessed the sovereign Master in their ancestral tongue. (2 Maccabees 15, 29)
