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but these were greatly daunted when they saw what heavy odds were against them, and began to desert their lines, till no more than eight hundred of them were left. (1 Maccabees 9, 6)
and Judas’ men, they raised a great cry on their own part, till the earth rang again with the noise of the two armies. Thus begun, the battle went on from morning till dusk. (1 Maccabees 9, 13)
Once Judas was dead, there was no corner in Israel but treason began to shew its face there, and lawlessness to abound; (1 Maccabees 9, 23)
Then, in the second month of the hundred and fifty-third year, came an order from Alcimus, the dividing wall of the temple’s inner court should be dismantled. The Prophets’ Building✻ he had already cleared away, and begun the dismantling, (1 Maccabees 9, 54)
and this style the people began to use, were it private bond or public instrument they indited, In the first year of Simon’s high priesthood, chief paramount and governor of the Jews. (1 Maccabees 13, 42)
… Men began to ask, how they could shew their gratitude to Simon, and to his sons? (1 Maccabees 14, 25)
and began the siege of it; his ships, too, blockaded the coast, so that it was cut off by land and sea alike; enter it none might, nor leave it … (1 Maccabees 15, 14)
And at that, Simon must have his two elder sons present, Judas and John both, and made the command over to them. Still young we were, he said, I and my brothers and my father’s kin, when we began that war on Israel’s enemies which is being fought yet; under our banners once and again came victory, and the day was saved for Israel. (1 Maccabees 16, 2)
What did Machabaeus and his fellows, when they learned that the siege of the fortress was already begun? Most piteously they besought the Lord, amid the tears of a whole populace, a gracious angel he would send out for Israel’s deliverance. (2 Maccabees 11, 6)
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)
Now turn we to one Alcimus, that had been high priest formerly, but had wilfully incurred defilement in the days when folk began consorting with the Gentiles.✻ Little hope was left him, he should live to present himself at the altar again; (2 Maccabees 14, 3)
ay, and encouraged him to take a wife and beget children; so Judas married, and took his ease, and ever he lived on close terms with Nicanor. (2 Maccabees 14, 25)
