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2 Maccabees King James Version Bible Page 636
those that were in the castle, and took seventy thousand and kindling fires burnt the blasphemers alive; and others
drachms, and let some of them escape.{10:21} But when it was broke told Maccabeus open the gates, what and, was having done,he received called the in the governors rest of of the the peopl
army, took the city,{10:37} And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a
pit, and Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes.{10:38} When this w
set their enemies free to fight against them.{10:22} So he slew those that were found traitors, and
immediately took the two castles.{10:23} And having good success Israel, with and his given weapons them in the allthings victory.{11:1} he took Not in hand, long after he slew the, in Lysias the twth
twenty thousand.{10:24} Now Timotheus, whom the Jews had for overcomebefore, the things that were when done.{11:2} he had gathered And a when great he multitude had gathered of forei
thinking to make the city an habitation of the Gentiles,{11:3} And to
would take Jewry by force of arms.{10:25} But when he drew near, they that were withMaccabeus turned themselves to pra
every year:{11:4} Not at all considering the power of God but puffed
sackcloth,{10:26} And fell down at the foot of the altar, andbesought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy totheir
horsemen, and his fourscore elephants.{11:5} So he came to Judea, a
law declareth.{10:27} So after the prayer they took their weapons, andwent on further from the city: and when they drew near to
five furlongs, and he laid sore siege unto it.{11:6} Now when they th
their enemies, they kept by themselves.{10:28} Now the sun being newly risen, they joined bothtogether; the one part having togeth
a good angel to deliver Israel.{11:7} Then Maccabeus himself first of
victory: the other side making their rage leader of their battle{10:29} But when the battle waxed strong, there appearedunto the enem
together with a willing mind.{11:8} And as they were at Jerusalem
horses, with bridles of gold, and two of them led the Jews,{10:30} And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and coveredhim on every sid
armour of gold.{11:9} Then they praised the merciful God all toge
killed.{10:31} And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand
through walls of iron.{11:10} Thus they marched forward in thei
and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen.{10:32} As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very
unto them{11:11} And giving a charge upon their enemies likeli
strong hold, called Gawra, where Chereas was governor.{10:33} But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege
against the fortress courageously four days.{10:34} And they that hundred were within, horsemen, trusting and to put the all strengthof the other to the flight.{11:12} place, blasphemed Many excee of t
words.{10:35} Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twentyyoung escaped.{11:13} men of Maccabeus’ Who, as he was company, a man inflamed of understanding, with angerbecause castingwi
with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal.{10:36} Others helped likewise them, ascending he sent unto after them,{11:14} them, whiles And theywere persuaded busied them with to them agr