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So all was agreed upon; Lysias was for the court again, and the Jewish folk went back to their farms. (2 Maccabees 12, 1)
As for Timotheus, he fell into the hands of another force, under Dositheus and Sosipater; of these he begged earnestly for his life, telling them of Jewish hostages in his keeping, their own fathers and brothers, that would get no quarter if he came by his death. (2 Maccabees 12, 24)
Thanking all such, and desiring them they would continue their good offices towards the Jewish folk, the army returned to Jerusalem, to keep the festival of the Weeks. (2 Maccabees 12, 31)
and what found they? Each of the fallen was wearing, under his shirt, some token carried away from the false gods of Jamnia. Here was defiance of the Jewish law, and none doubted it was the cause of their undoing; (2 Maccabees 12, 40)
So, committing all to God, the world’s creator, and bidding his men fight bravely, even to the death, for law, temple, city, country and kinsmen, he pitched his camp at Modin. (2 Maccabees 13, 14)
the king had taste enough of Jewish valour, and set about to reduce the strongholds by policy. (2 Maccabees 13, 18)
There was one Rhodocus in the Jewish army that betrayed secrets to the enemy, but, upon enquiry made, he was apprehended and put under arrest; (2 Maccabees 13, 21)
Thus did he try conclusions with Judas, and had the worst of it; news came to him besides that Philip, whom he had left in charge at Antioch, was levying revolt against him. So, in great consternation of mind, he must needs throw himself on the mercy of the Jews, submitting under oath to the just terms they imposed on him. In token of this reconciliation, he offered sacrifice, paying the temple much reverence and offering gifts there; (2 Maccabees 13, 23)
and now he had recourse to king Demetrius, in the hundred and fiftieth year. He came with gifts, a gold crown and a palm branch, and wreaths that had been better employed in the service of the temple.✻ No word said he on the first day of his arriving; (2 Maccabees 14, 4)
His orders were, to take Judas alive, to disperse his company, and of our glorious temple to make Alcimus high priest. (2 Maccabees 14, 13)
So Nicanor found himself quite outwitted; and he must needs make his way into the high and holy precincts of the temple, where even then the priests were offering their accustomed sacrifice. Judas, he said, must be handed over to him; (2 Maccabees 14, 31)
and when they, upon oath, denied all knowledge of his hiding-place, what did Nicanor? He pointed to the temple, (2 Maccabees 14, 32)
