ounded with blindness,
and full of trouble, they were killed.

2 Mac 10:31
And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five
hundred, and six hundred horsemen.

2 Mac 10:32
As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold,
called Gawra, where Chereas was governor.

2 Mac 10:33
But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the
fortress courageously four days.

2 Mac 10:34
And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the
place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words.

2 Mac 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.

2 Mac 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,

2 Mac 10:37
And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and
Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes.

2 Mac 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.

2 Mac 11:1
Not long after the Lysias the king's protector and cousin,
who also managed the affairs, took sore displeasure for the
things that were done.

2 Mac 11:2
And when he had gathered about fourscore thousand with all
the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the
city an habitation of the Gentiles,

2 Mac 11:3
And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other chapels of
the heathen, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:

2 Mac 11:4
Not at all considering the power of God but puffed up with
his ten thousands of footmen, and his thousands of horsemen, and
his fourscore elephants.

2 Mac 11:5
So he came to Judea, and drew near to Bethsura, which was a
strong town, but distant from Jerusalem about five furlongs, and
he laid sore siege unto it.

2 Mac 11:6
Now when they that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged
the holds, they and all the people with lamentation and tears
besought the Lord that he would send a good angel to deliver
Israel.

2 Mac 11:7
Then Maccabeus himself first of all took weapons, exhorting
the other that they would jeopard themselves together with him
to help their brethren: so they went f