17 at dawn, because the Lord had been helping Judas.
18 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.
19 His troops surrounded and attacked their strong fortress at Beth-Zur, but they were turned back and defeated.
20 Meanwhile, Judas had been sending supplies to the soldiers in Beth-Zur.
21 At the same time, a Jewish soldier named Rhodocus was passing secrets to the king, but he was finally captured and put in prison.
22 Sometime later, Antiochus decided to try a second time to make peace with the people of Beth-Zur. He did so and then attacked Judas. However, he lost this battle as well.
23 Antiochus had left an official named Philip to run the government for him in Antioch, but Philip rebelled. Antiochus did not know what else to do, and so he worked out an agreement with our people, giving us everything we wanted and promising to treat us fairly. He also offered a sacrifice, then he honored the temple in Jerusalem with gifts,