13 But, for this reason, he was accused before Eupator by his friends, and was frequently called a traitor. For he had deserted Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him. And so, transferring to Antiochus the illustrious, he even withdrew from him. And he ended his life by poison.
14 But Gorgias, when he was the leader of the places, taking to him new arrivals, frequently made war against the Jews.
15 In truth, the Jews, who held the strategic fortresses, took in those who were fleeing from Jerusalem, and they attempted to make war.
16 In fact, those who were with Maccabeus, petitioning the Lord through prayers to be their helper, made a forceful attack upon the fortresses of the Idumeans.
17 And, persevering with much force, they obtained the places, killing those they met, and cutting down in all no less than twenty thousand.
18 Yet certain ones, when they had fled into two well-fortified towers, gave all appearance of fighting back.
19 So Maccabeus left behind Simon and Joseph, and likewise Zachaeus, and those who were with them, to fight against them. And since those who were with them were sufficient in number, he turned back to those who attacked more forcefully.