Day: 13 September 2021

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 9 1 1 About that time Antiochus retreated in disgrace from the region of Persia. 2 He had entered the city called Persepolis and attempted to rob the temple and gain control of the city. Thereupon the people had swift… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 9

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 8 1 Judas Maccabeus and his companions entered the villages, secretly, summoned their kinsmen, and by also enlisting others who remained faithful to Judaism, assembled about six thousand men. 2 They implored the Lord to look kindly upon his… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 8

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 7 1 It also happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. 2 One of the brothers, speaking… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 7

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 6 1 Not long after this the king sent an Athenian senator to force the Jews to abandon the customs of their ancestors and live no longer by the laws of God; 2 1 also to profane the temple in… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 6

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 5 1 1 About this time Antiochus sent his second expedition into Egypt. 2 It then happened that all over the city, for nearly forty days, there appeared horsemen charging in midair, clad in garments interwoven with gold – companies… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 5

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 4 1 The Simon mentioned above as the informer about the funds against his own country, made false accusation that it was Onias who threatened Heliodorus and instigated the whole miserable affair. 2 He dared to brand as a… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 4

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 3 1 1 2 While the holy city lived in perfect peace and the laws were strictly observed because of the piety of the high priest Onias and his hatred of evil, 2 the kings themselves honored the Place and glorified… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 3

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 2 1 1 You will find in the records, not only that Jeremiah the prophet ordered the deportees to take some of the aforementioned fire with them, 2 but also that the prophet, in giving them the law, admonished them… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 2

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Chapter 1 1 The Jews in Jerusalem and in the land of Judea send greetings to their brethren, the Jews in Egypt, and wish them true peace! 2 May God bless you and remember his covenant with his faithful servants,… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Chapter 1

The Bible – Old Testament 2 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.  Introduction Although this book, like the preceding one, receives its title from its protagonist, Judas Maccabee (or Maccabeus), it is not a sequel to 1 Maccabees. The two differ in many respects. Whereas the first covers the period from the… Continue reading 2 Maccabees – Introduction

The Bible – Old Testament 1 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Chapter 16 1 John then went up from Gazara and told his father Simon what Cendebeus was doing. 2 Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them: “I and my brothers and my father’s… Continue reading 1 Maccabees – Chapter 16

The Bible – Old Testament 1 Maccabees Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Chapter 15 1 1 Antiochus, son of King Demetrius, sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon, the priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to all the nation, 2 which read as follows: “King Antiochus sends… Continue reading 1 Maccabees – Chapter 15