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Menelaus leaving his high priesthood to his own brother, Lysimachus, and for Sostratus … he became governor of Cyprus.✻ (2 Maccabees 4, 29)
Post-haste the king went off to appease them, leaving one of his courtiers, Andronicus, to be viceroy. (2 Maccabees 4, 31)
Here was Menelaus’ opportunity; he had gold ornaments with him, that he had stolen out of the temple, and now, giving some of these as a present to Andronicus, he sold the rest at Tyre and other cities in the neighbourhood. (2 Maccabees 4, 32)
Anon he fell into a rage, stripped Andronicus of his purple, and would have him led away all through the streets, till he reached the very spot where he had lifted his impious hand against Onias. There the sacrilegious wretch perished, by the divine vengeance worthily requited. (2 Maccabees 4, 38)
Surely he had taken leave of his wits, this Antiochus; how should he know that this sanctuary, for once, would lack the divine protection? And only because, for a little, God’s anger was provoked by sins of the men that dwelt there! (2 Maccabees 5, 17)
Man’s sentence here I may avoid if I will, but God’s almighty hand, living or dead, escape I may not. (2 Maccabees 6, 26)
Thus he died, not only to those younger men he spoke of, but to our whole race, leaving the pattern of a brave and honourable death. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
And thus spoke out one of them in the name of the rest: Why dost thou put us to the question? What secret wouldst thou learn? Of this be sure, we had rather die than break the divine law given to our fathers. (2 Maccabees 7, 2)
Of this butcher have thou no fear; claim rightful share among thy brethren in yonder inheritance of death; so shall the divine mercy give me back all my sons at once. (2 Maccabees 7, 29)
And may the divine anger, that has justly fallen on our race, with me and these others be laid to rest! (2 Maccabees 7, 38)
By this, the divine anger had given place to clemency; and to all the heathen round about Machabaeus and his company were an infliction past bearing. (2 Maccabees 8, 5)
So, before aught else was done, he sent word to the towns on the sea-coast, crying a sale of Jewish captives, and offering them at ninety for the talent; so little did he guess what divine vengeance was to overtake him. (2 Maccabees 8, 11)
