2 Maccabees 5:23
Good News Translation
At Mount Gerizim he placed Andronicus. In addition to these, there was Menelaus, who mistreated his fellow Jews far worse than the governors did. Antiochus hated the Jews so much

New Revised Standard Version
and at Gerizim, Andronicus; and besides these Menelaus, who lorded it over his compatriots worse than the others did. In his malice toward the Jewish citizens,

Contemporary English Version
Then Antiochus put Andronicus in charge of Mount Gerizim. Even Menelaus was made a ruler, and although he was a Jew himself, he was more abusive than any of the other governors. King Antiochus hated the Jews so much,

New American Bible
at Mount Gerizim, Andronicus; and besides these, Menelaus, who lorded it over his fellow citizens more than the others. Out of hatred for the Jewish citizens,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And in Gazarim, Andronicus and Menelaus, who bore a more heavy hand upon the citizens than the rest.

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And in Gazarim, Andronicus and Menelaus, who bore a more heavy hand upon the citizens than the rest.

2 Maccabees 5:21
So when Antiochus had taken away out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he went back in all haste to Antioch, thinking through pride that he might now make the land navigable, and the sea passable on foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind.

2 Maccabees 5:22
He left also governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that set him there:

2 Maccabees 5:24
And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince, Apollonius, with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort.

2 Maccabees 5:25
Who, when he was come to Jerusalem, pretending peace, rested till the holy day of the sabbath: and then the Jews keeping holiday, he commanded his men to take arms.

Context
2 Maccabees 5
22He left also governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that set him there: 23And in Gazarim, Andronicus and Menelaus, who bore a more heavy hand upon the citizens than the rest. 24And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince, Apollonius, with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort.…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 5:21
So when Antiochus had taken away out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he went back in all haste to Antioch, thinking through pride that he might now make the land navigable, and the sea passable on foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind.

2 Maccabees 5:22
He left also governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that set him there:

2 Maccabees 5:24
And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince, Apollonius, with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort.

2 Maccabees 5:25
Who, when he was come to Jerusalem, pretending peace, rested till the holy day of the sabbath: and then the Jews keeping holiday, he commanded his men to take arms.



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2 Maccabees 5:22
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