21When Maccabeus was told what had happened, he assembled the rulers of the people and accused those men of having sold their kindred for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them. 31Twenty thousand five hundred were slaughtered, besides six hundred cavalry. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! 10Judas Maccabeus and his followers, under the leadership of the Lord, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. 7 Therefore they bare branches, and fair boughs, and palms also, and sang psalms unto him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. 36As this destruction occurred, others also went up after them against those inside, set the towers on fire, stoked the flames, and burned the offenders alive. 31Twenty thousand five hundred of their foot soldiers and six hundred cavalry were slain. New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. For we have hope in God that he will soon have mercy upon us and will gather us from everywhere under heaven into his holy place, for he has rescued us from great evils and has purified the place. 9Such was the end of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes. 37 And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes. The Jewish forces depended upon both their bravery and their trust in the Lord for victory, while the enemy relied only on their ability to fight fiercely. He came on, intending to take Judea by storm. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, routed in utter confusion. Victory over the Idumeans. 11 After a hard fight, Judas and his companions, with God's help, were victorious. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Copyright 2011 by Common English Bible. 35 Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus' company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal. 37They slaughtered Timothy, who had hidden himself in a cistern, as well as his brother Chaereas and also Apollophanes. 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. 29(D)In the midst of the fierce battle, there appeared to the enemy five majestic men from the heavens riding on golden-bridled horses, leading the Jews. get to know the Bible better! 18About 9,000 of the enemy, however, managed to take refuge in two easily defended forts, with everything they needed to withstand a siege. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 16The Maccabee and his followers were praying and calling on God to help them. As an assurance of success and victory, the Jews had their courage and their trust in the Lord, but the Greeks made rage the driving force of their struggles. 10Just as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven and devoured the sacrifices, so also Solomon prayed, and the fire came down and consumed the whole burnt offerings. 32Timothy, however, fled to a well-fortified stronghold called Gazara, where Chaereas was in command.e Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city. 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. 14 But when Gorgias was governor of the holds, he hired soldiers, and nourished war continually with the Jews: 15 And therewithall the Idumeans, having gotten into their hands the most commodious holds, kept the Jews occupied, and receiving those that were banished from Jerusalem, they went about to nourish war. 5On the anniversary of the day on which the temple had been profaned by the foreigners, that is, the twenty-fifth of the same month Kislev, the purification of the temple took place. Used by permission. 30These five men surrounded Judas, protecting him with their own armor and showering the enemy with arrows and thunderbolts. 28As soon as dawn broke,* the armies joined battle, the one having as pledge of success and victory not only their valor but also their reliance on the Lord, and the other taking fury as their leader in the fight. 32Timothy, however, fled to a well-fortified stronghold called Gazara, where Chaereas was in command.e 33For four days Maccabeus and his forces eagerly besieged the fortress. No commentary exists for this specific book, chapter, and verse. 14Gorgias, who became governor of the region, maintained a mercenary army and waged constant war against the Jews. 5On the anniversary of the temples defilement by foreigners, on that very day, the sanctuary was purified, on the twenty-fifth of the month, which is Kislev. (P) 21When 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. 4After 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. 4It was also in the writing that the prophet, having received an oracle, ordered that the tent and the ark should follow with him, and that he went out to the mountain where Moses had gone up and had seen the inheritance of God. reserved worldwide. On the troubles caused by Jason and his revolt against the kingdom, i.e., the rule of the legitimate high priest, see 2 Mc 4:7-22. When others tore down the gates, letting in the rest of the army, they took the city. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, routed in utter confusion. 37Timothy had hidden in a cistern, but they killed him, as well as his brother Chaereas and Apollophanes. They also set out the showbread. Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the. For less than $5/mo. 2They tore down the altars which foreigners had set up in the marketplace and destroyed the other places of worship that had been built. 6The Jews celebrated joyfully for eight days as on the feast of Booths, remembering how, a little while before, they had spent the feast of Booths living like wild animals in the mountains and in caves. Many of the enemy were burned to death as the flames spread. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, routed in utter confusion. 30They surrounded Maccabeus, and shielding him with their own armor, kept him from being wounded. 2 They demolished the altars that the foreigners built near the marketplace, as well as the sacred precincts. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. (C) 27After the prayer, they took up their weapons and advanced a considerable distance from the city, halting when they were close to the enemy. 31 And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. 2they destroyed the altars erected by the foreigners in the marketplace and the sacred shrines. 4After they had done these things, they bowed to the ground and pleaded with the Lord that they would not experience such misfortunes again, but if they should ever sin, they would be disciplined by him with fairness and not turned over to slanderous and barbaric nations. Douay-Rheims Bible, Genuine Leather, Burgundy, The Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version, Paperbound, Douay-Rheims Pocket-Size Bible, Genuine Leather, White, Douay-Rheims Bible, Genuine Leather, Black. 17Attacking them vigorously, they gained possession of the places and drove back all who fought upon the wall and slaughtered those whom they encountered, killing no fewer than twenty thousand. * [10:28] As soon as dawn broke: the same battle at dawn as in 1Mc 5:3034. For less than $5/mo. * 14b When Gorgias became governor of the region, he employed foreign troops and used every opportunity to attack the Jews. Copyright 2019-2023 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy. DRA Therefore they now, carried boughs, and green branches, and palms for Him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. 11When Eupator succeeded to the kingdom, he put a certain Lysias in charge of the government as commander-in-chief of Coelesyria and Phoenicia. The one hundred and sixty-ninth year: i.e., of the Seleucid era, 143 B.C. GNT Want the Verse of the Day sent to your inbox? If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 23Having success at arms in everything he undertook, he destroyed more than twenty thousand in the two strongholds. 8They voted and issued a public decree that all Jews should celebrate these days each year. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Then, with fire struck from flint, they offered sacrifice for the first time in two years,* burned incense . They had defeated the Persians, who had allowed the Jews to worship in Judea. 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. ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. 2 Maccabees Chapter 10:1-8 relates the triumphant recovery and dedication of the Temple after the defilement of the pagans and apostate Jews who had gone over to Hellenism. 2 Maccabees 10 NRSA 2 Maccabees 10 1 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. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. 1992 American Bible Society. 11When this man received the kingdom, he appointed a certain Lysias as supreme governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia. 18When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers, well equipped to sustain a siege, 19Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, along with Zacchaeus and his forces, in sufficient numbers to besiege them, while he himself went off to places where he was more urgently needed. 38On completing these exploits, they blessed, with hymns of grateful praise, the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and grants them victory. All rights reserved. Macron had established peaceful relations with them in an attempt to make up for the wrongs they had suffered. 2 Maccabees 10:4 They put on sackcloth, threw dirt on their heads, 26and lay face downward on the steps of the altar, begging God to help them by fighting against their enemies, as he had promised in his Law. 8By public decree and vote they prescribed that the whole Jewish nation should celebrate these days every year. In fact, on all sides he heard himself called a traitor for having abandoned Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him, and for having gone over to Antiochus Epiphanes. (J) 12Ptolemy, 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. No longer able to maintain the respect that his office demanded, he committed suicide by taking poison. Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! (O) 20But 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. Common English Bible (CEB). get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 24Timothy, who had previously been defeated by the Jews,[e] gathered a tremendous force of foreign troops and collected a large number of cavalry from Asia; then he appeared in Judea, ready to conquer it by force. 2 Maccabees 10:2. 38On completing these exploits, they blessed, with hymns of grateful praise, the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and grants them victory. 16Maccabeus and his companions, after public prayers asking God to be their ally, moved quickly against the strongholds of the Idumeans. 10:3), while 1 Maccabees places this differently (1 Macc. 22So he put them to death as traitors, and without delay captured the two towers. 13 Whereupon being accused of the king's friends before Eupator, and called traitor at every word because he had left Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed to Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honourable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died. 1 Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, recovered the temple and the city: 2 But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down. Therefore bearing ivy-wreathed wands and beautiful branches and also fronds of palm, they offered hymns of thanksgiving to him who had given success to the purifying of his own holy place. 13Because of this, the kings political advisors[c] accused him before Eupator and branded him a traitor. 9 The days of Antiochus Epiphanes had come to an end. 13As a result, he was accused before Eupator by the Kings Friends. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. 36Similarly, others climbed up and swung around on the defenders; they put the towers to the torch, spread the fire and burned the blasphemers alive. Revised Standard Version (RSV). get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! Since he could not command the respect due to his high office, he ended his life by taking poison. 3And with other similar words he exhorted them that the law should not depart from their hearts. 10 Now will we declare the acts of Antiochus Eupator, who was the son of this wicked man, gathering briefly the calamities of the wars. 18When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers, well equipped to sustain a siege, 2They demolished the altars that the foreigners built near the marketplace, as well as the sacred precincts. 8And they ordained by a common statute, and decree, that all the nation of the Jews should keep those days every year. 19 Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zaccheus also, and them that were with him, who were enough to besiege them, and departed himself unto those places which more needed his help. 24Now 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. [d] 14(B)When Gorgias became governor of the region, he employed foreign troops and used every opportunity to attack the Jews. 14In the same way Judas also collected all the books that had been lost on account of the war which had come upon us, and they are in our possession. (N) 16But Maccabeus and his forces, after making solemn supplication and imploring God to fight on their side, rushed to the strongholds of the Idumeans. 3After purifying the temple, they made another altar. 2 Maccabees shown with the King James Bible? 24 Now Timotheus, whom the Jews had overcome before, when he had gathered a great multitude of foreign forces, and horses out of Asia not a few, came as though he would take Jewry by force of arms. 5 Now upon the same day that the strangers profaned the temple, on the very same day it was cleansed again, even the five and twentieth day of the same month, which is Casleu. 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