1 that the Jews had grown strong from the arms, supplies, and abundant spoils that they had taken from the armies they had cut down;
7 son to reign. Lysias had brought him up from boyhood; he named him Eupator.
Renewed Attacks from Syria18 in the one hundred fiftieth year, and he built siege towers and engines of war.
21 and became hostile to us; moreover, they have put to death as many of us as they have caught, and they have seized our inheritances.
25It is not against us alone that they have stretched out their hands; they have also attacked all the lands on their borders.
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29 sallied out and burned these with fire and fought courageously.
The Battle at Beth-zechariah32Then Judas marched away from the citadel and encamped at Beth-zechariah, opposite the camp of the king.
33Early in the morning the king set out and took his army by a forced march along the road to Beth-zechariah, and his troops made ready for battle and sounded their trumpets.
34They offered the elephants the juice of grapes and mulberries, to arouse them for battle.
35They distributed the animals among the phalanxes; with each elephant they stationed a thousand men armed with coats of mail and with brass helmets on their heads, and five hundred picked horsemen were assigned to each beast.
36These took their position beforehand wherever the animal was; wherever it went, they went with it, and they never left it.
37On the elephants were wooden towers, strong and covered; they were fastened on each animal by special harness, and on each were four armed men who fought from there and also its Indian driver.
38The rest of the cavalry were stationed on either side, on the two flanks of the army, to harass the enemy while being themselves protected by the phalanxes.
39When the sun shone on the shields of gold and brass, the hills were ablaze with them and gleamed like flaming torches.
40Now a part of the king’s army was spread out on the high hills, and some troops were on the plain, and they advanced steadily and in good order.
41All who heard the noise made by their multitude, by the marching of the multitude and the clanking of their arms, trembled, for the army was very large and strong.
42But Judas and his army advanced to the battle, and six hundred of the king’s army fell.
43 saw the royal might and the fierce attack of the forces, they turned away in flight.
The Siege of the Temple48The soldiers of the king’s army went up to Jerusalem against them, and the king encamped in Judea and at Mount Zion.
49 also made engines of war to match theirs and fought for many days.
53But they had no food in storage, because it was the seventh year; those who had found safety in Judea from the nations had consumed the last of the stores.
54Only a few men were left in the sanctuary; the rest scattered to their own homes, for the famine proved too much for them.
Syria Offers Terms55 an offer of peace, and they accepted it.
61So the king and the commanders gave them their oath. On these conditions the Jews evacuated the stronghold.
621 Macc 4.60; 10.11But when the king entered Mount Zion and saw what a strong fortress the place was, he broke the oath he had sworn and gave orders to tear down the wall all around.
63v 14; 1 Macc 3.37; 2 Macc 13.26Then he set off in haste and returned to Antioch. He found Philip in control of the city, but he fought against him and took the city by force.
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