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2 Maccabees 13:12-14
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 13:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 When they had all joined in this petition and had implored the merciful Lord unceasingly for three days with weeping and fasting as they prostrated themselves, Judas encouraged them and ordered them to stand ready.
13 After consulting privately with the elders, he decided not to wait for the king’s army to invade Judea and take possession of the city, but to march forth and resolve matters with the help of God. 14 Thus, committing the outcome to the Creator of the world and exhorting his soldiers to fight bravely to the death for the law, the temple, the city, the country, and their way of life, he pitched camp near Modein.[a]
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- 2 Maccabees 13:14 Modein: the home of the Maccabean family (see 1 Mac 2:1) on the western boundary of Judea. The area was well situated to prevent the passage of those who from the plains attempted to ascend to Jerusalem by the sole road that passed through very narrow mountain gorges.
