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Priests, in their sacred vesture, cast themselves down before the altar, and cried out upon heaven; would not he, whose law enjoined safe-keeping, keep property safe for its rightful owners? (2 Maccabees 3, 15)
Why, the priests themselves had no more stomach for serving the altar; temple scorned, and sacrifice unheeded, off they went to the wrestling-ground, there to enter their names and win unhallowed prizes, soon as ever the first quoit was thrown! (2 Maccabees 4, 14)
What a storm of troubles broke then upon the commonwealth, most grievous to be borne! (2 Maccabees 6, 3)
with forbidden meats, to the law’s injury, the very altar groaned. (2 Maccabees 6, 5)
Wait but a little, and good proof thou shalt have of his sovereign power, such torment thee and thine awaits. (2 Maccabees 7, 17)
What should Antiochus do? Here was defiance of his authority, here were tones of remonstrance that liked him little. The youngest son lived yet; for him, what encouragement, what royal assurances of wealth and happiness! Would he but leave the law of his fathers, he should be the king’s friend, and have weighty matters entrusted to him. (2 Maccabees 7, 24)
Trust me, thou shalt yet abide his judgement, who is God almighty and all-seeing. (2 Maccabees 7, 35)
Brief pains, that under his warrant have seised my brethren of eternal life! And shalt not thou, by his sentence, pay the deserved penalty of thy pride? (2 Maccabees 7, 36)
And he, without more ado, chose one of his best friends, Nicanor son of Patroclus, and sent him out to exterminate the Jewish race altogether. For which purpose, he armed full twenty thousand men, a rabble of all nations; and Gorgias should be at Nicanor’s side, a soldier that had much experience in the wars. (2 Maccabees 8, 9)
And now, in a great taking of rage, he would make the Jews suffer for the ignominy of his own defeat; on, on his chariot must be driven, and never a halt in the journey, with the divine vengeance ever at his heels. Had he not boasted, Jerusalem was his goal, and he would bury the Jewish race under the ruins of it? (2 Maccabees 9, 4)
To his loyal Jewish subjects Antiochus, their king and general, sends greeting, health, and happiness! (2 Maccabees 9, 19)
Down came the altars Gentile folk had set up in the open streets, down came the shrines, (2 Maccabees 10, 2)
