30 and taking Maccabaeus in the midst of them, and covering him with their own armor, guarded him from wounds, while they shot arrows and thunderbolts at the enemies. For this reason, they were blinded and thrown into confusion, and were cut to pieces, filled with bewilderment. (WEB) 31 Twenty thousand five hundred were slain, beside six hundred cavalry. (WEB) 32 Timotheus himself fled into a stronghold called Gazara, a fortress of great strength, where Chaereas was in command. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 10:30–32
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2 Maccabees 8:23–25
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2 Maccabees 11:10–12
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1 Maccabees 7:31–33
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1 Maccabees 9:48–50
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1 Maccabees 4:14–16
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