Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When the fighting was at its worst, the enemy saw five handsome men riding on horses with gold bridles and leading the Jewish forces. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But when they were in the heat of the engagement, there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely, with golden bridles, conducting the Jews: 2 Maccabees 10:27And so after prayer taking their arms, they went forth further from the city, and when they were come very near the enemies they rested. 2 Maccabees 10:28 But as soon as the sun was risen both sides joined battle: the one part having, with their valour, the Lord for a surety of victory, and success: but the other side making their rage their leader in battle. 2 Maccabees 10:30 Two of them took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe; but cast darts and fireballs against the enemy, so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and filled with trouble. 2 Maccabees 10:31 And there were slain twenty thousand five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. Context 2 Maccabees 10…28But as soon as the sun was risen both sides joined battle: the one part having, with their valour, the Lord for a surety of victory, and success: but the other side making their rage their leader in battle. 29But when they were in the heat of the engagement, there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely, with golden bridles, conducting the Jews: 30Two of them took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe; but cast darts and fireballs against the enemy, so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and filled with trouble.… Cross References 2 Maccabees 10:27 And so after prayer taking their arms, they went forth further from the city, and when they were come very near the enemies they rested. 2 Maccabees 10:28 But as soon as the sun was risen both sides joined battle: the one part having, with their valour, the Lord for a surety of victory, and success: but the other side making their rage their leader in battle. 2 Maccabees 10:30 Two of them took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe; but cast darts and fireballs against the enemy, so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and filled with trouble. 2 Maccabees 10:31 And there were slain twenty thousand five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. |