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When they had gone ninety-five miles from there, they came to Charax, to the Jews who are called Toubiani. (2 Maccabees 12, 17)
But the Jews called upon the Sovereign who with power shatters the might of his enemies, and they got the city into their hands, and killed as many as twenty-five thousand of those who were within it. (2 Maccabees 12, 28)
But when the Jews who dwelt there bore witness to the good will which the people of Scythopolis had shown them and their kind treatment of them in times of misfortune, (2 Maccabees 12, 30)
When they joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews fell. (2 Maccabees 12, 34)
Then under the tunic of every one of the dead they found sacred tokens of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbids the Jews to wear. And it became clear to all that this was why these men had fallen. (2 Maccabees 12, 40)
The king with barbarous arrogance was coming to show the Jews things far worse than those that had been done in his father's time. (2 Maccabees 13, 9)
The king, having had a taste of the daring of the Jews, tried strategy in attacking their positions. (2 Maccabees 13, 18)
He advanced against Beth-zur, a strong fortress of the Jews, was turned back, attacked again, and was defeated. (2 Maccabees 13, 19)
But Rhodocus, a man from the ranks of the Jews, gave secret information to the enemy; he was sought for, caught, and put in prison. (2 Maccabees 13, 21)
he got word that Philip, who had been left in charge of the government, had revolted in Antioch; he was dismayed, called in the Jews, yielded and swore to observe all their rights, settled with them and offered sacrifice, honored the sanctuary and showed generosity to the holy place. (2 Maccabees 13, 23)
But he found an opportunity that furthered his mad purpose when he was invited by Demetrius to a meeting of the council and was asked about the disposition and intentions of the Jews. He answered: (2 Maccabees 14, 5)
"Those of the Jews who are called Hasideans, whose leader is Judas Maccabeus, are keeping up war and stirring up sedition, and will not let the kingdom attain tranquillity. (2 Maccabees 14, 6)
