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In the year one hundred and fortynine, the men of Judas learned that Antiochus Eupator had come against Judea with countless troops, (2 Maccabees 13, 1)
together with Lysias, his tutor who was head of the government. Each of them was in command of a Greek army of one hundred and ten thousand infantrymen, five thousand and three hundred horsemen, twenty-two elephants and about three hundred chariots of war with scythes. (2 Maccabees 13, 2)
Menelaus joined them, and incited Antiochus with every evil intent since he was not seeking the freedom of his country but only hoping that he would be restored to the office of High Priest. (2 Maccabees 13, 3)
But the King of kings roused the anger of Antiochus against that wicked man, when Lysias made the king realize that Menelaus was the cause of all the evils. So the king ordered that Menelaus be taken to Berea and executed according to the custom of the place. (2 Maccabees 13, 4)
Whoever robbed any sacred thing or committed any other notorious crime was brought up to the tower, and then, pushed into the ashes. (2 Maccabees 13, 6)
This was indeed a just punishment for him who had committed so many offenses against the Altar whose fire and ashes were sacred; and so, he met his death in ashes. (2 Maccabees 13, 8)
The king came with a heart full of evil designs, prepared to be more cruel to the Jews, than his father had been. (2 Maccabees 13, 9)
When Judas learned of this, he ordered his army to call on God day and night, so that as God had done in other circumstances, he would now also help those (2 Maccabees 13, 10)
Rhodocus, one of Judas' men, gave secret information to the enemies. He was hunted, captured and executed. (2 Maccabees 13, 21)
He attacked the troops of Judas but was defeated. When he was informed that Philip, whom he had left in Antioch as head of the government, had revolted, he was dismayed. He sought peace with the Jews and had to accept and swear to observe their just petitions; he became reconciled with them, offered sacrifices, honored the Temple and showed generosity to the Holy Place. (2 Maccabees 13, 23)
A certain Alcimus, who had been High Priest before, but was disgraced during the time of the rebellion, realized that there was no way for him to be restored to the ministry at the sacred altar. (2 Maccabees 14, 3)
So, he went to King Demetrius in about the year one hundred and fifty-one, and offered him a golden crown, a palm and even some olive branches from the Temple as usual. On that day, he did not ask for anything. (2 Maccabees 14, 4)
