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Ptolemy then went with the king privately to a colonnade for some fresh air, and persuaded him to change his mind. (2 Maccabees 4, 46)
So those who had defended the cause of the city, the people and the sacred vessels were executed at once. (2 Maccabees 4, 48)
But through the corruption of the rulers, Menelaus remained in power, growing in wickedness and becoming a tyrant towards his own people. (2 Maccabees 4, 50)
And for nearly forty days, there appeared throughout the city, galloping through the air, horsemen dressed in gold, (2 Maccabees 5, 2)
troops with swords drawn and formed in squadrons, cavalry squadrons in order of battle, attacks and charges from this side and that, movements of shields, many spears, arrows, missiles, the glitter of golden outfits and armor of all kinds. (2 Maccabees 5, 3)
Everyone prayed that these apparitions would be an announcement of something good about to happen. (2 Maccabees 5, 4)
As a false rumor spread that Antiochus had died, Jason gathered together about ten thousand men and launched a surprise attack on the city. The troops upon the walls defended the city, but once these were taken, the whole city fell into the hands of Jason, while Menelaus took refuge in the Citadel. (2 Maccabees 5, 5)
Jason cruelly massacred his fellow citizens, without realizing that his victory against his own nation was the greatest defeat. He seemed to believe that he was winning over enemies when, in reality, these were his own people. (2 Maccabees 5, 6)
He, who had deprived so many of burial places, died with no one to mourn him, no funeral rites nor place in the tomb of his fathers. (2 Maccabees 5, 10)
When news of these events reached the king, he thought that the whole of Judea had risen in rebellion. He became furious and, leaving Egypt, went to take Jerusalem by force. (2 Maccabees 5, 11)
He ordered his soldiers to kill without mercy everyone they encountered and to behead as well all those who took refuge in their houses. (2 Maccabees 5, 12)
Within only three days, there were eighty thousand victims - forty thousand perished in the slaughter and as many were sold as slaves. (2 Maccabees 5, 14)
