2 Maccabees 11:5
Good News Translation
He invaded Judea and attacked the fort of Bethzur, about twenty miles south of Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard Version
Invading Judea, he approached Beth-zur, which was a fortified place about five stadia from Jerusalem, and pressed it hard.

Contemporary English Version
Lysias led this army into Judea, where he fiercely attacked the fortress at Beth-Zur, about 32 kilometers from Jerusalem.

New American Bible
So he invaded Judea, and when he reached Beth-zur, a fortified place about five stadia from Jerusalem, launched a strong attack against it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress.

2 Maccabees 11:3
And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:

2 Maccabees 11:4
Never considering the power of God, but puffed up in mind, and trusting in the multitude of his foot soldiers, and the thousands of his horsemen, and his fourscore elephants.

2 Maccabees 11:6
But when Machabeus, and they that were with him, understood that the strong holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel.

2 Maccabees 11:7
Then Machabeus himself first taking his arms, exhorted the rest to expose themselves together with him, to the danger, and to succour their brethren.

Context
2 Maccabees 11
4Never considering the power of God, but puffed up in mind, and trusting in the multitude of his foot soldiers, and the thousands of his horsemen, and his fourscore elephants. 5So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress. 6But when Machabeus, and they that were with him, understood that the strong holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel.…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 11:3
And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:

2 Maccabees 11:4
Never considering the power of God, but puffed up in mind, and trusting in the multitude of his foot soldiers, and the thousands of his horsemen, and his fourscore elephants.

2 Maccabees 11:6
But when Machabeus, and they that were with him, understood that the strong holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel.

2 Maccabees 11:7
Then Machabeus himself first taking his arms, exhorted the rest to expose themselves together with him, to the danger, and to succour their brethren.



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2 Maccabees 11:4
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