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On his arrival in Ecbatana he learned what had happened to Nicanor and to Timotheus' forces. (2 Maccabees 9, 3)
Then, carrying thyrsuses, leafy boughs and palms, they offered hymns to him who had brought the cleansing of his own holy place to a happy outcome. (2 Maccabees 10, 7)
Nine thousand at least took refuge in two exceptionally strong towers with everything they needed to withstand a siege, (2 Maccabees 10, 18)
When Maccabaeus was told what had happened, he summoned the people's commanders and accused the offenders of having sold their brothers for money by releasing their enemies to fight them. (2 Maccabees 10, 21)
Prostrating themselves on the terrace before the altar, they begged him to support them and to show himself the enemy of their enemies, the adversary of their adversaries, as the Law clearly states. (2 Maccabees 10, 26)
When Maccabaeus and his men learned that Lysias was besieging the fortresses, they and the populace with them begged the Lord with lamentation and tears to send a good angel to save Israel. (2 Maccabees 11, 6)
'It will therefore be your concern to send them a mission of friendship, so that on learning our policy they may have confidence and happily go about their business.' (2 Maccabees 11, 26)
As for the matters he decided to refer to the king, consider them carefully and send someone without delay, if we are to interpret them to your advantage, because we are leaving for Antioch. (2 Maccabees 11, 36)
there had been a public vote by the citizens, and the Jews accepted, as well they might, being peaceable people with no reason to suspect anything. But once out in the open sea they were all sent to the bottom, a company of at least two hundred. (2 Maccabees 12, 4)
When they had left the town barely a mile behind them in their advance on Timotheus, Judas was attacked by an Arab force of at least five thousand foot soldiers, with five hundred cavalry. (2 Maccabees 12, 10)
They did not find Timotheus himself in that neighbourhood; he had already left the district, having achieved nothing apart from leaving a very strong garrison at one point. (2 Maccabees 12, 18)
Timotheus' first move on learning of Judas' advance was to send away the women and children and the rest of the baggage train to the place called the Carnaim, since it was an impregnable position, difficult of access owing to the narrowness of all the approaches. (2 Maccabees 12, 21)
