“However, how he calls Judas Maccabeus the tenth I do not find, unless perhaps by the record of the high priests who were among the people of Judea in the times of the kingdom of the Greeks this history counts the years, of whom the first high priest was Onias, son of Jaddua; the second, Simon, son of Onias; the third,…”
Rabanus Maurus, 9th c. — Commentary on 2 Maccabees
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27But Judas Maccabeus with nine others, or thereabout, withdrew himself into the wilderness, and lived in the mountains after the manner of beasts, with his company, who fed on herbs continually, lest they should be partakers of the pollution.
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25Who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves.
26And so he slew all them that were gone to the celebrating of the sabbath, and running through the city with weapons slew great multitudes.