The Covenant Rendering
2 Maccabees
Μακκαβαίων Βʹ — Makkabaiōn B
The Jewish brothers in Jerusalem and in the region of Judea send greetings and true peace …
It is found in the records of Jeremiah the prophet that he commanded those who were being …
When the holy city was inhabited in complete peace and the laws were still being observed …
The aforementioned Simon, the informer about the money and the betrayer of his country, sp…
At that time Antiochus prepared his second expedition against Egypt.…
Not long afterward, the king sent an elderly Athenian to compel the Jews to abandon their …
It happened also that seven brothers were arrested together with their mother and were com…
But Judas Maccabeus and those with him made their way secretly into the villages, and call…
At that time Antiochus was returning in disgrace from Persia.…
Maccabeus and those with him, with the Lord protecting them, recovered the Temple and the …
Lysias, the guardian of the king and his kinsman and the one set over the affairs of state…
After these agreements were made, Lysias went to the king, and the Jews devoted themselves…
In the year one hundred and forty-nine, Judas learned that Antiochus Eupator was coming wi…
After a period of three years, Judas and those with him learned that Demetrius son of Sele…
When Nicanor learned that Judas was in the region of Samaria, he resolved to attack him wi…