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He reminded them how those men had profaned the Holy Place, slaughtered the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and removed their traditional institutions. (2 Maccabees 8, 17)
They carefully stored in safe places the weapons they had taken from the enemies, and brought the rest of the booty to Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 8, 31)
Then, as they celebrated their victory in Jerusalem, they burned alive those who had burned the temple gates, including Callisthenes who had taken refuge in one small house. So these men paid the price deserved for their impiety. (2 Maccabees 8, 33)
He was infuriated and determined to take revenge on the Jews for the offense he had just received in Persepolis when they forced him to flee. He ordered the chariot driver to hurry up and not to stop until the journey's end. But the judgment of God was coming upon him, for he said in his pride, "As soon as I arrive in Jerusalem, I shall turn it into a cemetery of the Jews." (2 Maccabees 9, 4)
He had marched to Jerusalem to level it and turn it into a cemetery. But now he even promised to declare it a free city. (2 Maccabees 9, 14)
On the other hand, the Idumeans had strong fortresses and harassed the Jews. Gathering the fugitives from Jerusalem, they managed to prolong the war. (2 Maccabees 10, 15)
and gathered together about eighty thousand men and his entire cavalry. They advanced against the Jews intending to make the city of Jerusalem a Greek colony and (2 Maccabees 11, 2)
He entered Judea, came near Beth-zur, a strong city some kilometers away from Jerusalem, and besieged it. (2 Maccabees 11, 5)
While they were still near Jerusalem, a horseman dressed in white with golden armor appeared and stood at the head of them. (2 Maccabees 11, 8)
He also attacked the people of Jamnia by night, and set the harbor and ships on fire. The blaze was so great that the glow could be seen even from Jerusalem, some fifty kilometers away. (2 Maccabees 12, 9)
Moving off from there, they went to Scythopolis, a city one hundred and twenty kilometers from Jerusalem. (2 Maccabees 12, 29)
Judas and his men thanked these people and asked them to extend the same kindness to his race in the future. Then they returned to Jerusalem, since the feast of Weeks of Pentecost was approaching. (2 Maccabees 12, 31)
