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2 Maccabees 13:22-24
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 13:22-24
New Catholic Bible
22 The king negotiated with the inhabitants of Beth-zur for a second time, offering and accepting pledges of friendship. After withdrawing, he then attacked Judas and his men but was defeated.
23 Soon afterward, he received a report that Philip,[a] who had been left in charge of the government in Antioch, had rebelled. Stunned by this news, he opened negotiations with the Jews, agreed to their terms, and swore to respect all their rights. Having reached this agreement, he offered a sacrifice, honored the sanctuary, and made a generous donation to the holy place. 24 He received Maccabeus in a gracious manner and left Hegemonides to serve as governor of the region from Ptolemais to the territory of the Gerrhenes.
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- 2 Maccabees 13:23 Philip: named by Antiochus IV, before his death, as universal regent of his kingdom and entrusted with preparing Antiochus V to rule. Lysias, seeing himself left out, hastened to proclaim Antiochus king and have himself named prime minister (see 1 Mac 6:15f). While Antiochus V and Lysias were carrying on a military campaign (see 2 Mac 13:1-22), Philip returned from Egypt to which he had fled and proceeded to occupy Antioch (1 Mac 6:55-63).
