2 Maccabees 12:24-26

Good News Translation

²⁴ Timothy himself was captured by the troops of Dositheus and Sosipater. But he was very shrewd and managed to convince them that many of their relatives were his prisoners and would be put to death if anything happened to him. ²⁵ Finally, after he had promised to send their relatives home safely, they let him go free.

Judas Wins Other Victories^(A)

²⁶ Next, Judas attacked the city of Karnaim and the temple of the goddess Atargatis there, killing 25,000 people