16 Antiochus died in the year 149 of the Syrian Kingdom.
17 The young son of Antiochus the Fourth had been brought up by Lysias, and when Lysias heard that Antiochus was dead, he crowned the boy Antiochus the Fifth and named him Eupator.
18 Meanwhile, some enemies were still in the Jerusalem fortress, where they were trying to keep control of the temple and help the Gentiles by causing trouble for the Jews.
19 Judas decided to attack the fortress and get rid of those troublemakers.
20 So he and his troops set up movable towers and other weapons of war and attacked in the year 150 of the Syrian Kingdom.
21 Some of the troops in the fortress escaped and were joined by a group of unfaithful Jews.
22 Together they went to Antiochus the Fifth and said:Aren't you ever going to get even with those Jews for what they did to our group?