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He sent Athenobius, one of his Friends, to him in order to meet him and say to him: "You have occupied Joppa, Gazara and the Citadel of Judea which are cities of my kingdom. (1 Maccabees 15, 28)
He also sent other men to Gazara in order to kill John, and asked the commanders of the Jewish troops in a letter to defect to him, promising them silver, gold and gifts. (1 Maccabees 16, 19)
as it would to prepare a banquet which would please everyone. But like those who prepare a banquet, we have endured this toil willingly in order to please others. (2 Maccabees 2, 27)
Heliodorus at once set out on his journey, pretending that he was going to visit Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, but with the intention of carrying out the king's order. (2 Maccabees 3, 8)
Because of the divine intervention, Heliodorus became mute and lost all hope of saving his life. (2 Maccabees 3, 29)
"If you have some enemy whom you wish to eliminate, send him there and you will see him return well flogged; that is, if he ever returns at all, for surely, divine power is in that place. (2 Maccabees 3, 38)
For it is not easy to break the divine laws with impunity as the following episodes will show. (2 Maccabees 4, 17)
The king set out at once to reestablish order, leaving Andronicus, one of his ministers, as his deputy. (2 Maccabees 4, 31)
Seeing his ruin, Menelaus promised a great amount of money to Ptolemy, son of Dorymenes, in order to have the king in his favor. (2 Maccabees 4, 45)
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)
But in acting in such an insolent manner, Antiochus did not realize that the Lord had let him profane the Temple in order to punish the inhabitants of the city, because their sins had offended him. (2 Maccabees 5, 17)
he does not wait until we have reached the full measure in order to punish us. (2 Maccabees 6, 15)
