2Mac 10:1 

Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, 

recovered the temple and the city: 

2Mac 10:2 

But the altars which the heathen had built in the open 

street, and also the chapels, they pulled down. 

2Mac 10:3 

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. 

2Mac 10:4 

When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the 

Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if 

they sinned any more against him, that he himself would chasten 

them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the 

blasphemous and barbarous nations. 

2Mac 10:5 

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. 

2Mac 10:6 

And they kept the eight days with gladness, as in the feast 

of the tabernacles, remembering that not long afore they had 

held the feast of the tabernacles, when as they wandered in the 

mountains and dens like beasts. 

2Mac 10:7 

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. 

2Mac 10:8 

They ordained also by a common statute and decree, That every 

year those days should be kept of the whole nation of the Jews. 

2Mac 10:9 

And this was the end of Antiochus, called Epiphanes. 

2Mac 10:10 

Now will we declare the acts of Antiochus Eupator, who was 

the son of this wicked man, gathering briefly the calamities of 

the wars. 

2Mac 10:11 

So when he was come to the crown, he set one Lysias over the 

affairs of his realm, and appointed him his chief governor of 

Celosyria and Phenice. 

2Mac 10:12 

For Ptolemeus, that was called Macron, choosing rather to do 

justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto 

them, endeavoured to continue peace with them. 

2Mac 10:13 

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. 

2Mac 10:14 

But when Gorgias was governor of the holds, he hired 

soldiers, and nourished war continually with the Jews: 

2Mac 10:15 

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. 

2Mac 10:16 

Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and 

besought God that he would be their helper; and so they ran with 

violence upon the strong holds of the Idumeans, 

2Mac 10:17 

And assaulting them strongly, they won the holds, and kept 

off all that fought upon the wall, and slew all that fell into 

their hands, and killed no fewer than twenty thousand. 

2Mac 10:18 

And because certain, who were no less than nine thousand, 

were fled together into two very strong castles, having all 

manner of things convenient to sustain the siege, 

2Mac 10:19 

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. 

2Mac 10:20 

Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, 

were persuaded for money through certain of those that were in 

the castle, and took seventy thousand drachms, and let some of 

them escape. 

2Mac 10:21 

But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the 

governors of the people together, and accused those men, that 

they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies 

free to fight against them. 

2Mac 10:22 

So he slew those that were found traitors, and immediately 

took the two castles. 

2Mac 10:23 

And having good success with his weapons in all things he 

took in hand, he slew in the two holds more than twenty 

thousand. 

2Mac 10:24 

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. 

2Mac 10:25 

But when he drew near, they that were with Maccabeus turned 

themselves to pray unto God, and sprinkled earth upon their 

heads, and girded their loins with sackcloth, 

2Mac 10:26 

And fell down at the foot of the altar, and besought him to 

be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an 

adversary to their adversaries, as the law declareth. 

2Mac 10:27 

So after the prayer they took their weapons, and went on 

further from the city: and when they drew near to their enemies, 

they kept by themselves. 

2Mac 10:28 

Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the 

one part having together with their virtue their refuge also 

unto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory: the 

other side making their rage leader of their battle 

2Mac 10:29 

But when the battle waxed strong, there appeared unto the 

enemies from heaven five comely men upon horses, with bridles of 

gold, and two of them led the Jews, 

2Mac 10:30 

And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and covered him on every 

side weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings 

against the enemies: so that being confounded with blindness, 

and full of trouble, they were killed. 

2Mac 10:31 

And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five 

hundred, and six hundred horsemen. 

2Mac 10:32 

As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, 

called Gawra, where Chereas was governor. 

2Mac 10:33 

But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the 

fortress courageously four days. 

2Mac 10:34 

And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the 

place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words. 

2Mac 10:35 

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. 

2Mac 10:36 

Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied 

with them that were within, burnt the towers, and kindling fires 

burnt the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, 

and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city, 

2Mac 10:37 

And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and 

Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes. 

2Mac 10:38 

When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and 

thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and given 

them the victory.