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who were in danger of be-ing deprived of their Law, their country and their temple. God could not let his people, who had hardly begun to breathe freely, fall once again into the hands of blasphemous pagans. (2 Maccabees 13, 11)
Judas entrusted the decision to the Creator of the world, and encouraged his men to fight heroically to the death for the Law, the Temple, the city, the country and the institutions. So he left with his army and encamped near Modein. (2 Maccabees 13, 14)
He advanced against Beth-zur, a city strongly defended by the Jews; he attacked it but was repelled and defeated. (2 Maccabees 13, 19)
He attacked the troops of Judas but was defeated. When he was informed that Philip, whom he had left in Antioch as head of the government, had revolted, he was dismayed. He sought peace with the Jews and had to accept and swear to observe their just petitions; he became reconciled with them, offered sacrifices, honored the Temple and showed generosity to the Holy Place. (2 Maccabees 13, 23)
When he came to Ptolemais, he found the inhabitants were indignant over that treaty; they were so angry they wanted to annul its terms. (2 Maccabees 13, 25)
But Lysias came up to the tribunal to defend what had been decided; he convinced and appeased them, winning their goodwill before he set out for Antioch. This was what happened with the king's expedition and retreat. (2 Maccabees 13, 26)
concerned for the king's interests above everything else, but for my compatriots as well, since the fanaticism of those men has plunged our people into great misery. (2 Maccabees 14, 8)
with orders to kill Judas, disperse his men and restore Alcimus as priest of the great Temple. (2 Maccabees 14, 13)
The pagans who had earlier escaped from Judea for fear of Judas, flocked in great number to Nicanor, thinking that the misfortunes and defeat of the Jews would mean victory for them. (2 Maccabees 14, 14)
After a thorough consideration of the conditions, he communicated this to his troops and it seemed that they were unanimous about it. The treaty of peace was accepted. (2 Maccabees 14, 20)
So they set the date on which the leaders should meet. A chariot came forward from each side and they prepared seats of honor. (2 Maccabees 14, 21)
The king was infuriated and stirred up by the slanders of that wicked man. He wrote Nicanor telling him how indignant he was over the treaty and ordering him to put Maccabeus in chains and to send him to Antioch at once. (2 Maccabees 14, 27)
