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And he left governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, by birth a Phrygian and in character more barbarous than the man who appointed him; (2 Maccabees 5, 22)
When this man arrived in Jerusalem, he pretended to be peaceably disposed and waited until the holy sabbath day; then, finding the Jews not at work, he ordered his men to parade under arms. (2 Maccabees 5, 25)
But Judas Maccabeus, with about nine others, got away to the wilderness, and kept himself and his companions alive in the mountains as wild animals do; they continued to live on what grew wild, so that they might not share in the defilement. (2 Maccabees 5, 27)
Not long after this, the king sent an Athenian senator to compel the Jews to forsake the laws of their fathers and cease to live by the laws of God, (2 Maccabees 6, 1)
A man could neither keep the sabbath, nor observe the feasts of his fathers, nor so much as confess himself to be a Jew. (2 Maccabees 6, 6)
On the monthly celebration of the king's birthday, the Jews were taken, under bitter constraint, to partake of the sacrifices; and when the feast of Dionysus came, they were compelled to walk in the procession in honor of Dionysus, wearing wreaths of ivy. (2 Maccabees 6, 7)
and should slay those who did not choose to change over to Greek customs. One could see, therefore, the misery that had come upon them. (2 Maccabees 6, 9)
Now I urge those who read this book not to be depressed by such calamities, but to recognize that these punishments were designed not to destroy but to discipline our people. (2 Maccabees 6, 12)
In fact, not to let the impious alone for long, but to punish them immediately, is a sign of great kindness. (2 Maccabees 6, 13)
For in the case of the other nations the Lord waits patiently to punish them until they have reached the full measure of their sins; but he does not deal in this way with us, (2 Maccabees 6, 14)
in order that he may not take vengeance on us afterward when our sins have reached their height. (2 Maccabees 6, 15)
Therefore he never withdraws his mercy from us. Though he disciplines us with calamities, he does not forsake his own people. (2 Maccabees 6, 16)
