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Now the story is told, how Antiochus called the Illustrious came by his end, (2 Maccabees 10, 9)
With Ptolemy, that was called Macer, we are concerned no more; fain would he have made amends to the Jews for the wrong done them, and kept their friendship, (2 Maccabees 10, 12)
but for that very reason he was denounced to Eupator by his courtiers. He was a traitor, they said, twice over, false to his trust, when Philometor left him in charge of Cyprus, and now weary of his new allegiance to Antiochus the Illustrious! Whereupon he put an end to his own life by poison. (2 Maccabees 10, 13)
And here the avarice of Simon’s men was their undoing; for a bribe of seventy thousand silver pieces, they allowed some of the defenders to escape. (2 Maccabees 10, 20)
so carrying all before him by force of arms, that more than twenty thousand of the defenders perished. (2 Maccabees 10, 23)
Hard went the day, and, so it seemed to the enemy, heaven itself took part. Five horsemen came riding, with splendid trappings of gold, to lead the Jews onward; (2 Maccabees 10, 29)
but the defenders were confident in its strength; loud their defiance was, and very blasphemous the words they uttered. (2 Maccabees 10, 34)
For two whole days they ransacked the fort, and at last came upon Timotheus✻ in his hiding-place; so they made an end of him, his brother Chaereas and Apollophanes perishing with him. (2 Maccabees 10, 37)
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)
offering to conclude honourable terms with them, and secure them the king’s friendship. (2 Maccabees 11, 14)
Do us the kindness, then, to send word and give them assurance of this; our will made known, let them take heart, and order their own affairs contentedly. (2 Maccabees 11, 26)
We are sending Menelaus besides, to give a charge to you. (2 Maccabees 11, 32)
