1 that was worthy of belief.
12 but to attack bravely and to decide the matter by fighting hand to hand with all courage, because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger.
18 strategically stationed and the cavalry deployed on the flanks,
21 decides that he gains the victory for those who deserve it.
22 hung Nicanor’s head from the citadel, a clear and conspicuous sign to everyone of the help of the Lord.
36Esth 3.7, 13; 9.17, 21; Add Esth 13.6; 1 Macc 7.49And they all decreed by public vote never to let this day go unobserved but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month—which is called Adar in the Aramaic language—the day before Mordecai’s day.
37 2 Macc 7.31 This, then, is how matters turned out with Nicanor, and from that time the city has been in the possession of the Hebrews. So I will here end my story.
The Compiler’s Epilogue38If it is well told and to the point, that is what I myself desired; if it is poorly done and mediocre, that was the best I could do.
392 Macc 2.29For just as it is harmful to drink wine alone or, again, to drink water alone, while wine already mixed with water is delicious and enhances one’s enjoyment, so also the style of the story delights the ears of those who read the work. And here will be the end.
(b) The books from 1 Esdras through 3 Maccabees are recognized as Deuterocanonical Scripture by the Greek and the Russian Orthodox Churches. They are not so recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but 1 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh (together with 2 Esdras) are placed in an appendix to the Latin Vulgate Bible.
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