2 Maccabees 15:18-20

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁸ For why [or Soothly] for (their) wives, and (their) sons, and also for (their) brethren, and cousins, was less busyness (or less care), but the most and first dread was [for] (the) holiness of the temple (or but their first and foremost fear was for the holy Temple).

¹⁹ But not (the) least busyness (or care) had them that were in the city, for these that should assail, or fight together.

²⁰ And when now all men hoped doom to be, and (the) enemies come [or and (the) enemies came], and the host was ordained, (and the) beasts and horsemen put together in covenable (or in suitable) place(s),