2 Maccabees 12:35
Good News Translation
Then a Jew from the city of Tob, a powerful cavalry soldier by the name of Dositheus, grabbed Gorgias by his cloak and started dragging him away by brute force, intending to take the worthless man alive. But suddenly one from the Thracian cavalry rushed at Dositheus and chopped off his arm, allowing Gorgias to escape to the city of Marisa.

New Revised Standard Version
But a certain Dositheus, one of Bacenor’s men, who was on horseback and was a strong man, caught hold of Gorgias, and grasping his cloak was dragging him off by main strength, wishing to take the accursed man alive, when one of the Thracian cavalry bore down on him and cut off his arm; so Gorgias escaped and reached Marisa.

Contemporary English Version
Dositheus, a very strong man, belonged to the group of our cavalry led by Bacenor, and he did something very heroic. He wanted to capture Gorgias alive, so he grabbed that evil man by his coat and started dragging him away. However, a Thracian horseman suddenly rode by Dositheus and chopped off his right arm. Then Gorgias escaped to the town of Marisa.

New American Bible
A man called Dositheus, a powerful horseman and one of Bacenor’s men, caught hold of Gorgias, grasped his military cloak and dragged him along by brute strength, intending to capture the vile wretch alive, when a Thracian horseman attacked Dositheus and cut off his arm at the shoulder. Then Gorgias fled to Marisa.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor's band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor's band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa.

2 Maccabees 12:33
And he came out with three thousand footmen and four hundred horsemen.

2 Maccabees 12:34
And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain.

2 Maccabees 12:36
But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle:

2 Maccabees 12:37
Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias's soldiers to flight.

Context
2 Maccabees 12
34And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain. 35But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor's band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa. 36But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle:…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 12:33
And he came out with three thousand footmen and four hundred horsemen.

2 Maccabees 12:34
And when they had joined battle, it happened that a few of the Jews were slain.

2 Maccabees 12:36
But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle:

2 Maccabees 12:37
Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias's soldiers to flight.



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