Good News Translation
This taste of Jewish daring was enough to convince King Antiochus that he had to find some better way of capturing the Jewish positions.

New Revised Standard Version
The king, having had a taste of the daring of the Jews, tried strategy in attacking their positions.

Contemporary English Version
King Antiochus had seen how bravely our Jewish soldiers fought. So he decided on a plan to destroy the places where they had stationed their troops.

New American Bible
The king, having had a taste of the Jews’ boldness, tried to take their positions by a stratagem.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the king having taken a taste of the hardiness of the Jews, attempted to take the strong places by policy:

But the king having taken a taste of the hardiness of the Jews, attempted to take the strong places by policy:

2 Maccabees 13:16
And having filled the camp of the enemies with exceeding great fear and tumult, they went off with good success.

2 Maccabees 13:17
Now this was done at the break of day, by the protection and help of the Lord.

2 Maccabees 13:19
And he marched with his army to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was repulsed, he failed, he lost his men.

2 Maccabees 13:20
Now Judas sent necessaries to them that were within