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CHAPTER 2. 18When no fewer than nine thousand fled into two towers well equipped for a siege, 19the Maccabee departed to other places that needed his urgent attention, leaving Simon, Joseph, and Zacchaeus with a sufficient force for the siege of these towers. 17After mounting a vigorous attack, they gained control of all the sites and held off those fighting on the wall. 24Timothy, who had been defeated by the Jews once before, had gathered a large number of cavalry from Asia and a tremendous force of mercenary troops and was now advancing to take Judea by armed attack. 25But as the enemy forces were approaching, Judas and his men prayed to God. 10Judas Maccabeus and his followers, under the leadership of the Lord, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. Purification of the Temple. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 2 Maccabees 10 KJV - Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, recovered the temple and the city: 2 Maccabees 10 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. 35But at dawn of the fifth day, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, fired with anger because of the blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they met. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! Or the present passage is not in chronological order. 2they destroyed the altars erected by the foreigners in the marketplace and the sacred shrines. 5And Jeremiah came and found a cave, and he brought there the tent and the ark and the altar of incense, and he sealed up the entrance. 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. 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. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 37Timothy had hidden in a cistern, but they killed[g] him, along with his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes. 15So if you have need of them, send people to get them for you. 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. 9Such then was the end of Antiochus, who was called Epiphanes. 22He executed the traitors and then quickly took the two towers. For less than $5/mo. 2 Maccabees 10:2. (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. 12Ptolemy, called Macron, took the lead in showing justice to the Jews because of the wrongs done to them, and he tried to handle matters concerning them peacefully. Deepen your knowledge of Christ's journey to the Cross. 7So they held ivy wands, beautiful branches, and also palm leaves, and offered hymns to the one who had made the purification of his own temple[b] possible. Therefore, the account of the repossession and rededication of Jerusalem and the temple must have come earlier in 2 Maccabees. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 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. 31Twenty thousand five hundred were slaughtered, besides six hundred cavalry. In Daniel 9:4-19, Daniel pleads with God for mercy and forgiveness, and in 2 Maccabees 7:37-38, the Jews offer up prayers and supplication to God for mercy. 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. 3 After purifying the temple, they made another altar. They had defeated the Persians, who had allowed the Jews to worship in Judea. When others tore down the gates, letting in the rest of the army, they took the city. 2 Maccabees, CHAPTER 10 | USCCB Help Now Search Daily Readings Daily Readings Calendar Find a Parish Report Abuse About USCCB Prayer & Worship Bible Issues & Action News Resources 2 Maccabees Previous chapter Chapter 10 Next chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Copyright 2019-2023 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy Previous chapter 3And with other similar words he exhorted them that the law should not depart from their hearts. 4:26-35). Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city. They also set out the showbread. 34Because the place was strongly fortified, those inside verbally insulted the enemy, uttering unlawful words. (R) 25As he drew near, Maccabeus and his men sprinkled dust on their heads and girded their loins with sackcloth, in supplication to God. Then, with fire struck from flint, they offered sacrifice for the first time in two years,* burned incense, and lighted lamps. Abstract. May God bless you! 9It was also made clear that being possessed of wisdom Solomon[a] offered sacrifice for the dedication and completion of the temple. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, routed in utter confusion. 22So he put them to death as traitors, and without delay captured the two towers. Still others broke down the gates and let in the rest of the troops, who took possession of the city. 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. 18When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers well equipped to withstand a siege, 19Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and also Zacchaeus and his troops, a force sufficient to besiege them, and he himself set off for places where he was more urgently needed. (D) 5It happened that on the same day on which the sanctuary had been profaned by the foreigners, the purification of the sanctuary took place, that is, on the twenty-fifth day of the same month, which was Chislev. CEB Gift & Award Black, Imitation Leather, CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible: Celebrate Wonder Edition, CEB Common English Bible Audio Edition with music - Luke and Acts - Unabridged Audiobook [Download], CEB Wesley Study Bible - Decotone Saddlebag Brown, CEB Common English Bible Catholic Edition (ePub) - eBook. 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. ), RSV Didache Bible with Commentaries Based on the RC Cathechism, RSV Catholic Bible, Edition 2, Bonded Leather, Burgundy, RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Expanded Edition, hardcover, RSV Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament 2nd Edition, Leatherbound. 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. Purification of the Temple. 3After purifying the temple, they made another altar. 3They cleansed the temple and made another altar. Copyright 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 8By public decree and vote they prescribed that the whole Jewish nation should celebrate these days every year. 19Judas had to go on to some other places in the country, where he was more urgently needed, but he left behind Simon and Joseph, together with Zacchaeus and his men. Accession of Antiochus V. 10Now we shall relate what happened under Antiochus Eupator, the son of that godless man, and shall give a summary of the chief evils caused by the wars. Then, with fire struck from flint, they offered sacrifice for the first time in two years,* burned incense, and lighted lamps. Accession of Antiochus V. 10Now we shall relate what happened under Antiochus Eupator, the son of that godless man, and shall give a summary of the chief evils caused by the wars. Why is 1 In the records it will be found that Jeremiah the prophet ordered the deportees to take some of the fire with them as indicated, 2 and that the prophet, in giving them the law, directed the deportees not to forget the commandments of the Lord or be led astray in their thoughts, when seeing the gold and silver idols and their adornments. 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. * [10:24] Timothy, who had previously been defeated by the Jews: as recounted in 8:3033. 38On completing these exploits, they blessed, with hymns of grateful praise, the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and grants them victory. 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. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! (G) 8They decreed by public edict, ratified by vote, that the whole nation of the Jews should observe these days every year. 26Lying prostrate at the foot of the altar, they begged him to be gracious to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and a foe to their foes, as the law declares.c 23Having success at arms in everything he undertook, he destroyed more than twenty thousand in the two strongholds. Please double check that the chapter and verse are correct and that the book name is spelled correctly. 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. 29d 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. The Temple Is Cleansed. 21When Judas heard what had happened, he called together the leaders of his troops and accused those men of selling their brothers by setting their enemies free to fight against 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. Purification of the Temple. 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. 2One finds in the records that Jeremiah the prophet ordered those who were being deported to take some of the fire, as has been told, 2and that the prophet after giving them the law instructed those who were being deported not to forget the commandments of the Lord, nor to be led astray in their thoughts upon seeing the gold and silver statues and their adornment. 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. 18About 9,000 of the enemy, however, managed to take refuge in two easily defended forts, with everything they needed to withstand a siege. 7But now, carrying green palm branches and sticks decorated with ivy, they paraded around, singing grateful praises to him who had brought about the purification of his own Temple. 4When they had done this, they prostrated themselves and begged the Lord that they might never again fall into such misfortunes, and that if they should sin at any time, he might chastise them with moderation and not hand them over to blasphemous and barbarous Gentiles. Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted? 24Timothy, who was defeated by the Jews earlier, assembled a large number of foreign troops and brought many horses from Asia. (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. 13As a result, he was accused before Eupator by the Kings Friends. 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. Used by permission. 2 Maccabees 10:3. 3 After purifying the temple, they made another altar. No commentary exists for this specific book, chapter, and verse. 27After the prayer, they took up their weapons and advanced a considerable distance from the city, halting when they were close to the enemy. 35When the fifth day dawned, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, angered over such blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they encountered. 30They surrounded Maccabeus, and shielding him with their own armor, kept him from being wounded. He came on, intending to take Judea by storm. 1 When Maccabeus and his companions, under the Lord's leadership, had recovered the temple and the city, 2 they destroyed the altars erected by the foreigners in the marketplace and the sacred shrines. Revised Standard Version (RSV). Today this celebration is called anukkah. 20But some of those in Simons force who were lovers of money let themselves be bribed by some of those in the towers; on receiving seventy thousand drachmas, they allowed a number of them to escape. Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the. 35When the fifth day dawned, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, angered over such blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they encountered. Therefore they now, carried boughs, and green branches, and palms for Him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. They showered arrows and thunderbolts on the enemy so that, confused and blinded, they were thrown into disorder and cut to pieces. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. A third force broke down the gates and let in the rest of Judas' men to capture the city. 2 Maccabees states that Judas purifies the Temple two years after the altar had been desecrated (2 Macc. 32 As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gawra, where Chereas was governor. 15Not only this, but the Idumeans themselves controlled certain strategic fortresses and were constantly harassing the Jews. 29When the fighting was at its worst, the enemy saw five handsome men riding on horses with gold bridles and leading the Jewish forces. 13As a result, he was accused before Eupator by the Kings Friends. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE), New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Good News Translation (Todays English Version, Second Edition)
(10:11) and Gorgias's attacks on the Jews (10:14). 33The followers of the Maccabee eagerly attacked the area for four days. 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. For which thing they bare before rods, and green branches, and palms, to him that gave prosperity for to cleanse his place. 10 a When the Jews had gone about a mile from there * in the march against Timothy, they were attacked by Arabians numbering at least five thousand foot soldiers and five hundred cavalry. In Daniel 6:10, Daniel trusts God to deliver him from the . ). Since he could not command the respect due to his high office, he ended his life by taking poison. 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. 2 Maccabees 10 New American Bible (Revised Edition) Chapter 10 Purification of the Temple. 2 They tore down the altars which foreigners had set up in the marketplace and destroyed the other places of worship that had been built. 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. a 3 With other similar words he exhorted . Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. 25At his approach, Maccabeus and his companions made supplication to God, sprinkling earth upon their heads and girding their loins in sackcloth. 23Having success at arms in everything he undertook, he destroyed more than twenty thousand in the two strongholds.(Q). Thrown into confusion by blindness, the enemy then ran off in different directions, filled with terror. 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. 8By public decree and vote they prescribed that the whole Jewish nation should celebrate these days every year. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. 4:52; 1:54-59). 33 But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the fortress courageously four days. 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. Common English Bible (CEB). (I) 11This man, when he succeeded to the kingdom, appointed one Lysias to have charge of the government and Protarchos to be governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia. So they held ivy wands, beautiful branches, and also palm leaves, and offered hymns to the one who had made the purification of his own temple possible. He arrived intending to fight against Judea. This force was large enough to continue the siege, 20but some of Simon's men were greedy, and when they were offered 140 pounds of silver, they let some of the enemy escape from the forts. 20But some of those in Simons force who were lovers of money let themselves be bribed by some of those in the towers; on receiving seventy thousand drachmas, they allowed a number of them to escape. 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. 30They surrounded Maccabeus, and shielding him with their own armor, kept him from being wounded. 31 And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. Many of the enemy were burned to death as the flames spread. 32At this point therefore let us begin our narrative, adding only so much to what has already been said; for it is foolish to lengthen the preface while cutting short the history itself. 16Since, therefore, we are about to celebrate the purification, we write to you. 16So Judas Maccabeus and his men, after offering prayers for God's help, rushed out and made a vigorous attack against the Idumean fortresses. 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. The one hundred and sixty-ninth year: i.e., of the Seleucid era, 143 B.C. 4When they had done this, they prostrated themselves and begged the Lord that they might never again fall into such misfortunes, and that if they should sin at any time, he might chastise them with moderation and not hand them over to blasphemous and barbarous Gentiles. Get a 14-day FREE trial, then less than $5/mo. 8 Everyone agreed that the entire Jewish nation should celebrate this festival each year. See 1Mc 5:8 for the capture of Jazer. 35When the fifth day dawned, twenty young men in the army of Maccabeus, angered over such blasphemies, bravely stormed the wall and with savage fury cut down everyone they encountered. 34 And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words. 22So he put them to death as traitors, and without delay captured the two towers. reserved worldwide. 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. 29d 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. 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. For less than $5/mo. 11 After a hard fight, Judas and his companions, with God's help, were victorious. They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, routed in utter confusion. 3 They purified the Temple and built a new altar. 11When this man received the kingdom, he appointed a certain Lysias as supreme governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia. But now, carrying green palm branches and sticks decorated with ivy, they paraded around, singing grateful praises to him who had brought about the purification of his own Temple. 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. 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. ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. (U) 30Two of them took Maccabeus between them and, shielding him with their own armor and weapons, they kept him from being wounded. 1a When Maccabeus and his companions, under the Lords leadership, had recovered the temple and the city, 2they destroyed the altars erected by the foreigners in the marketplace and the sacred shrines. 16The Maccabee and his followers were praying and calling on God to help them. The KJV does not get more original or authentic than this. Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 29For as the master builder of a new house must be concerned with the whole construction, while the one who undertakes its painting and decoration has to consider only what is suitable for its adornment, such in my judgment is the case with us. get to know the Bible better! Since he could not command the respect due to his high office, he ended his life by taking poison. 6And they kept eight days with joy, after the manner of the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long before they had kept the feast of the tabernacles when they were in the mountains, and in dens like wild beasts. 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. All rights
8And they ordained by a common statute, and decree, that all the nation of the Jews should keep those days every year. 17Attacking vigorously, they gained control of the places, drove back all who were fighting on the walls, and cut down those who opposed them, killing no fewer than twenty thousand. 17Attacking vigorously, they gained control of the places, drove back all who were fighting on the walls, and cut down those who opposed them, killing no fewer than twenty thousand. 24 Now 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. 6Some of those who followed him came up to mark the way, but could not find it. 2They demolished the altars that the foreigners built near the marketplace, as well as the sacred precincts. 11When Eupator succeeded to the kingdom, he put a certain Lysias in charge of the government as commander-in-chief of Coelesyria and Phoenicia. 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. 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. Accession of Antiochus V. Victory over the Idumeans. 2 Maccabees 10 Common English Bible 10 The Maccabee and his companions, with the Lord leading them, recovered the temple and the city. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! They shot arrows and hurled thunderbolts at the enemy, who were bewildered and blinded, routed in utter confusion. (E) 6They celebrated it for eight days with rejoicing, in the manner of the Festival of Booths,[a] remembering how not long before, during the Festival of Booths,[b] they had been wandering in the mountains and caves like wild animals. Start for FREE. 38On completing these exploits, they blessed, with hymns of grateful praise, the Lord who shows great kindness to Israel and grants them victory. 25At his approach, Maccabeus and his companions made supplication to God, sprinkling earth upon their heads and girding their loins in sackcloth. 7 But now, carrying green palm branches and sticks decorated with ivy, they paraded around, singing grateful praises to him who had brought about the purification of his own Temple. 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. These people in turn, after receiving seventy thousand drachmen,[e] allowed some of the enemy to slip away. [a] 6They celebrated eight days with cheer in a manner like the Festival of Booths, remembering how during the previous Festival of Booths they had been roaming about in mountains and caverns like animals. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE), New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. 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. 13As a result, he was accused before Eupator by the Kings Friends. And so, carrying wands entwined with ivy, and leafy branches and palm fronds, they offered hymns of thanksgiving to him whose guiding hand had enabled them to achieve the purification of his holy place. 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. 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. 28As soon as dawn broke,[f] 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. The Almanac for 2022-23 is now available. 31Twenty thousand five hundred of their foot soldiers and six hundred cavalry were slain. Victory over Timothy. 18When at least nine thousand took refuge in two very strong towers, well equipped to sustain a siege, Used by permission. 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