1 When the peace agreement between the Jews and the Syrians was completed, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went back to their farming. But of the governors of several places, Timotheus, and Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor … 15 Wherefore Judas with his company, calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without rams or engines of war did cast down Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce assault against the walls. 44 For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. 30 But when the Jews who dwelt there bore witness to the good will which the people of Scythop′olis had shown them and their kind treatment of them in times of misfortune, 31 they thanked them and exhorted them to be well disposed to their race in the future also. Of Jeremias' hiding the ark at the time of the captivity. Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin. 15 But Judas and his men, calling upon the great Sovereign of the world, who without battering-rams or engines of war overthrew Jericho in the days of Joshua, rushed furiously upon the walls. 21 Now when Timotheus had knowledge of Judas' coming, he sent the women and children and the other baggage unto a fortress called Carnion: for the town was hard to besiege, and uneasy to come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places. The defeated nomads besought Judas to grant them pledges of friendship, promising to give him cattle and to help his people[e] in all other ways. 2 But some of the local governors, Timothy and Apollonius, son of Gennaeus, 1 When the peace agreement between the Jews and the Syrians was completed, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went back to their farming. 36 As Esdris and his men had been fighting for a long time and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to show himself their ally and leader in the battle. RSV Catholic Bible, Edition 2, Bonded Leather, Burgundy, RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Expanded Edition, hardcover, New Testament and Psalms for Men, Imitation Leather, Wonder Bible, The Talking New Testament Audio Player, Stars Edition - Presented in Dramatic Audio Theater (RSV), The Official Catholic Scripture Study International Bible, Largeprint, Bonded Leather, Black - Imperfectly Imprinted Bibles. The Jews of Joppa Are Murdered. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin. Used by permission. 5 When Judas heard of this cruelty done unto his countrymen, he commanded those that were with him to make them ready. 2 Maccabees 12:39 Context. 24 Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews' parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded. 12. 23 Judas also was very earnest in pursuing them, killing those wicked wretches, of whom he slew about thirty thousand men. 36 Now when they that were with Gorgias had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord, that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle. 24 Timothy himself fell into the hands of Dosith′eus and Sosip′ater and their men. 45 But if he was looking to the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. 13 He also attacked a certain city which was strongly fortified with earthworks[f] and walls, and inhabited by all sorts of Gentiles. 2 Maccabees Chapter 12 43 And when he had made a gathering throughout the company to the sum of two thousand drachms of silver, he sent it to Jerusalem to offer a sin offering, doing therein very well and honestly, in that he was mindful of the resurrection: 11 After a hard fight Judas and his men won the victory, by the help of God. 34 When they joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews fell. 32 After the feast called Pentecost, they hastened against Gor′gias, the governor of Idume′a. Incidents at Joppa and Jamnia - When this agreement had been reached, Lys′ias returned to the king, and the Jews went about their farming. The Jews of Joppa Are Murdered. Its name was Caspin. 41 So they all blessed the ways of the Lord, the righteous Judge, who reveals the things that are hidden; 42 and they turned to prayer, beseeching that the sin which had been committed might be wholly blotted out. And the noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves free from sin, for they had seen with their own eyes what had happened because of the sin of those who had fallen. 12 Judas, thinking that they might really be useful in many ways, agreed to make peace with them; and after receiving his pledges they departed to their tents. The Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory teaches that people who die while in God’s grace but who are not sufficiently purified of their sinfulness to enter God’s presence must undergo a time of purification through temporary suffering in the torments of purgatory. 11 Whereupon there was a very sore battle; but Judas' side by the help of God got the victory; so that the Nomades of Arabia, being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising both to give him cattle, and to pleasure him otherwise. 29 From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. As the seventh day was coming on, they purified themselves according to the custom, and they kept the sabbath there. Incidents at Joppa and Jamnia. 40 Then under the tunic of every one of the dead they found sacred tokens of the idols of Jam′nia, which the law forbids the Jews to wear. 18 But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places: for before he had dispatched any thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold. 41 All men therefore praising the Lord, the righteous Judge, who had opened the things that were hid. 1 When these covenants were made, Lysias went unto the king, and the Jews were about their husbandry. 12 When he could no longer bear his own stench, he said, “It is right to be subject to God, and not to think one’s mortal self equal to God.” e 13 Then this vile man vowed to him who would never again show him mercy, the Sovereign Lord, 14 that the holy city, toward which he had been hurrying with the intention of leveling it to the ground and making it a common graveyard, he would now set free; 15 that the Jews, … 2 Maccabees 12 1 When this agreement had been reached, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went about their farming. However, those who had withdrawn: Timothy, and Apollonius, the son of … But of the governours of several places, Timotheus, and Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to be quiet and live in peace. Then they went up to Jerusalem, as the feast of weeks was close at hand. 12 When this agreement had been reached, Lys′ias returned to the king, and the Jews went about their farming. 2 Maccabees 12 When this agreement had been reached, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went about their farming. 2 Maccabees 12 GNB > View themes in this chapter . 20 And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timotheus, who had about him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen. 16 They took the city by the will of God, and slaughtered untold numbers, so that the adjoining lake, a quarter of a mile[g] wide, appeared to be running over with blood. Unlike 1 Maccabees, the style of 2 Maccabees suggests it was written in Koine … 23 And Judas pressed the pursuit with the utmost vigor, putting the sinners to the sword, and destroyed as many as thirty thousand men. 3 The men of Joppa also did such an ungodly deed: they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had prepared, as though they had meant them no hurt. [k] Stalwart young men took their stand before the walls and made a vigorous defense; and great stores of war engines and missiles were there. 36 Now when they that were with Gorgias had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord, that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle. After these pacts were made, Lysias proceeded on to the king, but the Jews undertook the work of agriculture. Revised Standard Version (RSV), The Greek text of this sentence is uncertain. 10–26 parallel the account given in 1 Mc 5:9–13, 24–54 of Judas’ campaign in northern Transjordan. 8 But learning that the men in Jam′nia meant in the same way to wipe out the Jews who were living among them, 9 he attacked the people of Jam′nia by night and set fire to the harbor and the fleet, so that the glow of the light was seen in Jerusalem, thirty miles[c] distant. He found that Luther stated in a letter, "The text in Maccabees is left, and is quite plain. 19 Howbeit Dositheus and Sosipater, who were of Maccabeus' captains, went forth, and slew those that Timotheus had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men. Footnotes. 20 But Maccabe′us arranged his army in divisions, set men[i] in command of the divisions, and hastened after Timothy, who had with him a hundred and twenty thousand infantry and two thousand five hundred cavalry. 1 When the peace agreement between the Jews and the Syrians was completed, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went back to their farming. 34 And it happened that in their fighting together a few of the Jews were slain. 25 And when with many words he had confirmed his solemn promise to restore them unharmed, they let him go, for the sake of saving their brethren. 17 Then departed they from thence seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa unto the Jews that are called Tubieni. "How ironic is this- I point to Catholic scholars who say it is not a plain reference, and this guy points to Luther who says it is! 2 Maccabees 12:39-45. by Luke Wayne | Jan 31, 2017 | Roman Catholicism, World Religions. 2 Maccabees 12:38-45 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Prayers for Those Killed in Battle 38 Then Judas assembled his army and went to the city of Adullam. 1 'To their brothers, the Jews living in Egypt, from their brothers, the Jews in Jerusalem and Judaea, greetings and untroubled peace. 13 He went also about to make a bridge to a certain strong city, which was fenced about with walls, and inhabited by people of divers countries; and the name of it was Caspis. 35 At which time Dositheus, one of Bacenor's company, who was on horseback, and a strong man, was still upon Gorgias, and taking hold of his coat drew him by force; and when he would have taken that cursed man alive, a horseman of Thracia coming upon him smote off his shoulder, so that Gorgias fled unto Marisa. Thus he made atonement for … 1 After these agreements were made, Lysias returned … He set fire to the harbor by night, and burned the boats, and massacred those who had taken refuge there. CHAPTER 12. 35 But a certain Dosith′eus, one of Bace′nor’s men, who was on horseback and was a strong man, caught hold of Gor′gias, and grasping his cloak was dragging him off by main strength, wishing to take the accursed man alive, when one of the Thracian horsemen bore down upon him and cut off his arm; so Gor′gias escaped and reached Mar′isa. 39 And upon the day following, as the use had been, Judas and his company came to take up the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen in their fathers' graves. 14 And those who were within, relying on the strength of the walls and on their supply of provisions, behaved most insolently toward Judas and his men, railing at them and even blaspheming and saying unholy things. And it became clear to all that this was why these men had fallen. 2 Maccabees 12 When the peace agreement between the Jews and the Syrians was completed, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went back to their farming. 2 Maccabees 12 RSV - Incidents at Joppa and Jamnia - When - Bible Gateway. And when they accepted, because they wished to live peaceably and suspected nothing, the men of Joppa[b] took them out to sea and drowned them, not less than two hundred. Why is 2 Maccabees 12:43-46 - Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional funerals to competitively priced cremations, serving Hingham, MA and the surrounding communities. But some of the local governors, Timothy and Apollonius son of Gennaeus, as well as Hieronymus and Demop... Read verse in Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha 25 So when he had assured them with many words that he would restore them without hurt, according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren. The author's preface. All rights reserved. 2 Maccabees 12 When these covenants were made, Lysias went unto the king, and the Jews were about their husbandry. 33 And he came out with three thousand infantry and four hundred cavalry. Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain. 22 But when Judas’ first division appeared, terror and fear came over the enemy at the manifestation to them of him who sees all things; and they rushed off in flight and were swept on, this way and that, so that often they were injured by their own men and pierced by the points of their swords. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. 1 After these agreements were made, Lysias returned to the king, and the Jews went about their farming. 33 Who came out with three thousand men of foot and four hundred horsemen. 2 But some of the governors in various places, Timothy and Apollo′nius the son of Gennae′us, as well as Hiero′nymus and De′mophon, and in addition to these Nica′nor the governor of Cyprus, would not let them live quietly and in peace. 2 But some of the governors in various places, Timothy and Apollonius son of Gennaeus, as well as Hieronymus and Demophon, and in addition to these Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not let them live quietly and in peace. 18 They did not find Timothy in that region, for he had by then departed from the region without accomplishing anything, though in one place he had left a very strong garrison. 5 When Judas heard of the cruelty visited on his countrymen, he gave orders to his men 6 and, calling upon God the righteous Judge, attacked the murderers of his brethren. 37 In the language of their fathers he raised the battle cry, with hymns; then he charged against Gor′gias’ men when they were not expecting it, and put them to flight. 42 And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. 2 But some of the local governors, Timothy and Apollonius, son of Gennaeus, * as also Hieronymus and Demophon, to say nothing of Nicanor, the commander of the Cyprians, would not allow them to live in peace and quiet. But of the governors of several places, Timothy and Apollonius the son of Gennaeus, also Hieronymus and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor the gove... Read verse in Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha The Second Book of Maccabees, also called 2 Maccabees, is a deuterocanonical book originally in Greek which focuses on the Maccabean Revolt against Antiochus IV Epiphanes and concludes with the defeat of the Seleucid Empire general Nicanor in 161 BC by Judas Maccabeus, the hero of the hard work. CHAPTER 2. 10 When they had gone more than a mile[d] from there, on their march against Timothy, not less than five thousand Arabs with five hundred horsemen attacked them. With great guile he besought them to let him go in safety, because he held the parents of most of them and the brothers of some and no consideration would be shown them. 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