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so that, in case of any unforeseen event or disquieting rumour, the people of the provinces might know to whom he had left the conduct of affairs, and thus remain undisturbed; (2 Maccabees 9, 24)
Denounced, in consequence, to Eupator by the Friends of the King, he heard himself called traitor at every turn: for having abandoned Cyprus, which had been entrusted to him by Philometer, for having gone over to Antiochus Epiphanes, and for having shed no lustre on his illustrious office: he committed suicide by poisoning himself. (2 Maccabees 10, 13)
Having executed them as traitors, he at once proceeded to capture both towers. (2 Maccabees 10, 22)
Others, in a similar scaling operation, took the defenders in the rear, and set fire to the towers, lighting pyres on which they burned the blasphemers alive. The first, meanwhile, breaking open the gates, let the rest of the army in and, at their head, captured the town. (2 Maccabees 10, 36)
Almost immediately afterwards, Lysias, the king's tutor and cousin, chief minister of the realm, much disturbed at the turn of events, (2 Maccabees 11, 1)
Provided you maintain your goodwill towards the interests of the State, I shall do my best in the future to promote your well-being. (2 Maccabees 11, 19)
'Now that our father has taken his place among the gods, our will is that the subjects of the realm be left undisturbed to attend to their own affairs. (2 Maccabees 11, 23)
'Menelaus informs us that you wish to return home and attend to your own affairs. (2 Maccabees 11, 29)
Accordingly, all those who return before the thirtieth day of Xanthicus may rest assured that they have nothing to fear. (2 Maccabees 11, 30)
These agreements once concluded, Lysias returned to the king and the Jews went back to their farming. (2 Maccabees 12, 1)
By God's will, having captured the town, they made such indescribable slaughter that the nearby lake, a quarter of a mile across, seemed filled to overflowing with blood. (2 Maccabees 12, 16)
When at long last he convinced them that he would honour his promise and return these people safe and sound, they let him go for the sake of saving their brothers. (2 Maccabees 12, 25)
