2 Maccabees 13:18-20

Good News Translation

Antiochus the Fifth Makes a Treaty with the Jews^(A)

¹⁸ This taste of Jewish daring was enough to convince King Antiochus that he had to find some better way of capturing the Jewish positions. ¹⁹ He attacked the strong Jewish fort of Bethzur, but was repeatedly beaten back and finally defeated. ²⁰ Judas sent supplies to the men who were defending the fort,