2Mac 13:1 

In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that 

Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea, 

2Mac 13:2 

And with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, 

having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and 

ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and 

elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with 

hooks. 

2Mac 13:3 

Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great 

dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the 

country, but because he thought to have been made governor. 

2Mac 13:4 

But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this 

wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was 

the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring 

him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in 

that place. 

2Mac 13:5 

Now there was in that place a tower of fifty cubits high, 

full of ashes, and it had a round instrument which on every side 

hanged down into the ashes. 

2Mac 13:6 

And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed 

any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto 

death. 

2Mac 13:7 

Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having 

so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly: 

2Mac 13:8 

For inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, 

whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes. 

2Mac 13:9 

Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far 

worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time. 

2Mac 13:10 

Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude 

to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other 

time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put 

from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple: 

2Mac 13:11 

And that he would not suffer the people, that had even now 

been but a little refreshed, to be in subjection to the 

blasphemous nations. 

2Mac 13:12 

So when they had all done this together, and besought the 

merciful Lord with weeping and fasting, and lying flat upon the 

ground three days long, Judas, having exhorted them, commanded 

they should be in a readiness. 

2Mac 13:13 

And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before 

the king's host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go 

forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord. 

2Mac 13:14 

So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and 

exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, even unto death, for 

the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the 

commonwealth, he camped by Modin: 

2Mac 13:15 

And having given the watchword to them that were about him, 

Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he 

went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp 

about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with 

all that were upon him. 

2Mac 13:16 

And at last they filled the camp with fear and tumult, and 

departed with good success. 

2Mac 13:17 

This was done in the break of the day, because the protection 

of the Lord did help him. 

2Mac 13:18 

Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the 

Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy, 

2Mac 13:19 

And marched toward Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the 

Jews: but he was put to flight, failed, and lost of his men: 

2Mac 13:20 

For Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things 

as were necessary. 

2Mac 13:21 

But Rhodocus, who was in the Jews' host, disclosed the 

secrets to the enemies; therefore he was sought out, and when 

they had gotten him, they put him in prison. 

2Mac 13:22 

The king treated with them in Bethsum the second time, gave 

his hand, took their's, departed, fought with Judas, was 

overcome; 

2Mac 13:23 

Heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, 

was desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted 

himself, and sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, 

and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly 

with the place, 

2Mac 13:24 

And accepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor 

from Ptolemais unto the Gerrhenians; 

2Mac 13:25 

Came to Ptolemais: the people there were grieved for the 

covenants; for they stormed, because they would make their 

covenants void: 

2Mac 13:26 

Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be 

in defence of the cause, persuaded, pacified, made them well 

affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's 

coming and departing.