2 Maccabees 10:30-38
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30 And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and covered him on every side weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings against the enemies: so that being confounded with blindness, and full of trouble, they were killed.
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31 And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen.
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32 As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gawra, where Chereas was governor.
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33 But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the fortress courageously four days.
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34 And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words.
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35 Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus' company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal.
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36 Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burnt the towers, and kindling fires burnt the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,
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37 And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes.
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38 When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and given them the victory.