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Judas pursued Timotheus in fury and ardor, putting to the sword those wicked men and killing about thirty thousand of them. (2 Maccabees 12, 23)
Then Judas left for Carnaim and Atargateion, and killed twenty-five thousand men there. (2 Maccabees 12, 26)
But as the Jews who lived there assured Judas that the inhabitants of that city had always treated them well and had received them favorably in times of persecution, (2 Maccabees 12, 30)
Judas and his men thanked these people and asked them to extend the same kindness to his race in the future. Then they returned to Jerusalem, since the feast of Weeks of Pentecost was approaching. (2 Maccabees 12, 31)
Judas saw that the men of Esdrias were exhausted because they had been fighting for a long time. He, therefore, prayed to the Lord to show himself as their ally and lead them in battle. (2 Maccabees 12, 36)
Judas reorganized his army, and then went to the city of Adullam. Since it was the week's end, they purified themselves and celebrated the sabbath there. (2 Maccabees 12, 38)
The next day the companions of Judas went to take away the bodies of the dead (it was urgent to do it) and buried them with their relatives in the tombs of their fathers. (2 Maccabees 12, 39)
and they prayed to the Lord to completely pardon the sin of their dead companions. The valiant Judas urged his men to shun such sin in the future, for they had just seen with their own eyes what had happened to those who sinned. (2 Maccabees 12, 42)
This was the reason why Judas had this sacrifice offered for the dead - so that the dead might be pardoned for their sin. (2 Maccabees 12, 46)
In the year one hundred and fortynine, the men of Judas learned that Antiochus Eupator had come against Judea with countless troops, (2 Maccabees 13, 1)
When Judas learned of this, he ordered his army to call on God day and night, so that as God had done in other circumstances, he would now also help those (2 Maccabees 13, 10)
Once all the people had carried out the order to pray to the merciful Lord with lamentations, fasting and prayer for three consecutive days, Judas encouraged them and commanded them to stand ready. (2 Maccabees 13, 12)