35 At dawn on the fifth day, twenty of Judas' men, burning with anger at these insults, bravely climbed the wall and with savage fury chopped down everyone they met. 10 Now we will tell what took place under Antiochus Eupator, who was the son of that ungodly man, and will give a brief summary of the principal calamities of the wars. 2 Maccabees 10 Good News Translation (GNT) The Rededication of the Temple 10 Judas Maccabeus and his followers, under the leadership of the Lord, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. 23 Having success at arms in everything he undertook, he destroyed more than twenty thousand in the two strongholds. 3 After purifying the temple, they made another altar. 2 Maccabees 10, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary was originally compiled by … 38 When they had accomplished these things, with hymns and thanksgivings they blessed the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and gives them the victory. + Text Size —. 2 Maccabees 10 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary was originally compiled by priest and biblical scholar Rev. 1 'To their brothers, the Jews living in Egypt, from their brothers, the Jews in Jerusalem and Judaea, greetings and untroubled peace. Macron had established peaceful relations with them in an attempt to make up for the wrongs they had suffered. 15 Not only this, but the Idumeans themselves controlled certain strategic fortresses and were constantly harassing the Jews. The Rededication of the Temple(1 Macc 4.36–61) Judas Maccabaeus and his followers, under the leadership of the Lord, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. 2:20 For the account of the campaigns against Antiochus IV Epiphanes, see 4:7–10:9; and for the account of those against his son Antiochus V Eupator, see 10:10–13:26. 2 Maccabees 10 Now Maccabeus and his followers, the Lord leading them on, recovered the temple and the city; they tore down the altars that had been built in the public square by the foreigners, and also destroyed the sacred precincts. Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment. 2 Maccabees: 10 ; Cite. 14 When Gorgias became governor of Idumea, he kept a force of mercenaries and attacked the Jews at every opportunity. 10 Now Maccabeus and his followers, the Lord leading them on, recovered the temple and the city; 2 they tore down the altars that had been built in the public square by the foreigners, and also destroyed the sacred precincts. 3–7), but from a place in Transjordan; vv. Then they struck flints to make fire and they offered up sacrifices after a lapse of two years, and … All rights reserved. In fact, everyone called Macron a traitor. As for the larger story… Well, here, I need to explain that 1 and 2 Maccabees are distinct books. Punishment and Death of Antiochus IV. 32 Timothy himself escaped to the strongly defended fort of Gezer, where his brother Chaereas was in command. No longer able to maintain the respect that his office demanded, he committed suicide by taking poison. 33 Then Maccabeus and his men were glad, and they besieged the fort for four days. 29 When the fighting was at its worst, the enemy saw five handsome men riding on horses with gold bridles and leading the Jewish forces. 1 The Simon mentioned above as the informer about the funds against his own country slandered Onias as the one who incited Heliodorus and instigated the whole miserable affair. 17 Attacking them vigorously, they gained possession of the places, and beat off all who fought upon the wall, and slaughtered those whom they encountered, killing no fewer than twenty thousand. 37 Timothy had hidden in a cistern, but they killed him, as well as his brother Chaereas and Apollophanes. 10 Judas Maccabeus and his followers, under the leadership of the Lord, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. 2 Maccabees 10 Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, recovered the temple and the city: But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down. The prologue to this letter; 2 Maccabees is a summary of Jason's five-volume work (Jason of Cyrene was a Hellenized Jew who wrote a five-volume history on the times of the Maccabees. 27 When they had finished praying, they took up their weapons, went out a good distance from Jerusalem, and stopped for the night not far from the enemy. 2 MaccabeesChapter 10. Used by permission. Simon Accuses Onias. 37 They killed Timothy, who was hiding in a cistern, and his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes. 2 They tore down the altars which foreigners had set up in the marketplace and destroyed the other places of worship that had been built. 2 Maccabees 10. 2 Maccabees 10 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) Chapter 10 Purification of the Temple. 2 They tore down the altars which foreigners had set up in the marketplace and destroyed the other places of worship that had been built. 27 And rising from their prayer they took up their arms and advanced a considerable distance from the city; and when they came near the enemy they halted. 2 But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down.. 3 And having cleansed the temple they made another altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, and set forth incense, and lights, and shewbread. Many of the enemy were burned to death as the flames spread. Read verse in New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha 24 Timothy, who had been defeated by the Jews once before, had gathered a large number of cavalry from Asia and a tremendous force of mercenary troops and was now advancing to take Judea by armed attack. He heard himself called a traitor at every turn, because he had abandoned Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him, and had gone over to Antiochus Epiphanes. This work no longer exists, but is the basis for 2 Maccabees.) George Leo Haydock. 12 Ptolemy, who was called Macron, took the lead in showing justice to the Jews because of the wrong that had been done to them, and attempted to maintain peaceful relations with them. 28 At daybreak the two armies joined in battle. Unable to command the respect due his office,[a] he took poison and ended his life. Purification of the Temple. 13 As a result he was accused before Eupator by the king’s Friends. 20 But those with Simon, who were money-hungry, were bribed by some of those who were in the towers, and on receiving seventy thousand drachmas let some of them slip away. 24 Now Timothy, who had been defeated by the Jews before, gathered a tremendous force of mercenaries and collected the cavalry from Asia in no small number. They begged him to be merciful when he punished them for future sins and not hand them over any more to barbaric, pagan Gentiles. 21 When Judas heard what had happened, he called together the leaders of his troops and accused those men of selling their brothers by setting their enemies free to fight against them. 35 But at dawn of the fifth day, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, fired with anger because of the blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they met. 18 When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers well equipped to withstand a siege, 19 Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and also Zacchaeus and his troops, a force sufficient to besiege them; and he himself set off for places where he was more urgently needed. The enemy forces then became so confused and bewildered that they broke ranks, and the Jews cut them to pieces, 31 slaughtering 20,500 infantry and 600 cavalry. 11 When he became king he appointed a man by the name of Lysias to be in charge of the affairs of state and to be chief governor of Greater Syria, 12 replacing Ptolemy Macron, who had been the first governor to treat the Jews fairly. 33 Judas and his men besieged the fort for four days with great enthusiasm, 34 but those inside trusted to the security of their positions and shouted all sorts of terrible insults against the Jews and their God. A third force broke down the gates and let in the rest of Judas' men to capture the city. 3 They purified the Temple and built a new altar. 2 May God do good to you, and may he remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants. 6 They celebrated it for eight days with rejoicing, in the manner of the festival of booths, remembering how not long before, during the festival of booths, they had been wandering in the mountains and caves like wild animals. 3#Exod 30.7,8; 25.30. They demolished the altars that the foreigners built near the marketplace, as well as the sacred precincts. 4 After they had done all this, they lay face down on the ground and prayed that the Lord would never again let such disasters strike them. * [ 2:13 ] Nehemiah’s memoirs : a lost apocryphal work, or perhaps Neh 1 – 7 , 11 – 13 . 12 Ptolemy, who was called Macron, took the lead in showing justice to the Jews because of the wrong that had been done to them, and attempted to maintain peaceful relations with them. 2 They tore down the altars which foreigners had set up in the marketplace and destroyed the other places of worship that had been built. 5 They rededicated the Temple on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Kislev, the same day of the same month on which the Temple had been desecrated by the Gentiles. * From there: not from Jamnia (vv. 16 So Judas Maccabeus and his men, after offering prayers for God's help, rushed out and made a vigorous attack against the Idumean fortresses. Nicanor: probably distinct from the Nicanor of 14:2. 2 They tore down the altars which foreigners had set up in the marketplace and destroyed the other places of worship that had been built. 21 When word of what had happened came to Maccabeus, he gathered the leaders of the people, and accused these men of having sold their kindred for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them. 19 Judas had to go on to some other places in the country, where he was more urgently needed, but he left behind Simon and Joseph, together with Zacchaeus and his men. 9 Such then was the end of Antiochus, who was called Epiphanes. 5 It happened that on the same day on which the sanctuary had been profaned by the foreigners, the purification of the sanctuary took place, that is, on the twenty-fifth day of the same month, which was Chislev. This history includes battles with Antiochus IV … 8 They decreed by public edict, ratified by vote, that the whole nation of the Jews should observe these days every year. The pagans are defined as 'blasphemous and barbarous nations' in 10.4, but there are also severe censures of apostate Jews, of whom there must therefore have been considerable numbers. 3 They purified the sanctuary, and made another altar of sacrifice; then, striking fire out of flint, they offered sacrifices, after a lapse of two years, and they offered incense and lighted lamps and set out the bread of the Presence. 10–26 parallel the account given in 1 Mc 5:9–13, 24–54 of Judas’ campaign in northern Transjordan. CHAPTER 10. 3 They purified the Temple and built a new altar. Read verse in Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha 25 But as the enemy forces were approaching, Judas and his men prayed to God. 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