1 Maccabees

Contents

1 Maccabees 1

• Alexander and the Kingdoms After Him
• Those in Israel Who Went Over to the Gentiles
• Antiochus Plunders the Sanctuary
• The Citadel and the Ruin of Jerusalem
• The King’s Decree Against the Law
• The Desolating Abomination

1 Maccabees 2

• Mattathias and His Five Sons
• Mattathias Refuses at Modein
• Those Who Died in the Wilderness on the Sabbath
• The Hasideans Join the Revolt
• The Last Words of Mattathias

1 Maccabees 3

• In Praise of Judas Maccabeus
• Apollonius and Seron Fall
• Antiochus Leaves Lysias in Charge
• The Army Comes Down to Emmaus
• Israel Gathers at Mizpah

1 Maccabees 4

• The Victory at Emmaus
• Lysias at Beth-zur
• The Cleansing of the Sanctuary
• The Dedication of the Altar

1 Maccabees 5

• War with the Neighboring Peoples
• The Cry from Gilead and Galilee
• Judas Crosses the Jordan
• The Road Home Through Ephron
• The Defeat of Joseph and Azariah

1 Maccabees 6

• The End of King Antiochus
• Judas Besieges the Citadel
• The Battle of Beth-zechariah
• Peace Sworn and Broken

1 Maccabees 7

• Demetrius, Alcimus, and Bacchides
• Nicanor Threatens the House
• The Victory at Adasa

1 Maccabees 8

• What Judas Heard of the Romans
• The Treaty with Rome

1 Maccabees 9

• Judas Falls at Elasa
• Jonathan Takes Command
• At the Jordan, and the End of Alcimus
• Bacchides Besieges Beth-basi

1 Maccabees 10

• Two Kings Court Jonathan
• The Letter of Demetrius
• Alexander Prevails and Honors Jonathan
• The Battle near Azotus

1 Maccabees 11

• Ptolemy Turns Against Alexander
• Jonathan Wins the Favor of Demetrius
• Tryphon and the Uprising in Antioch
• Jonathan Under the Young Antiochus

1 Maccabees 12

• Envoys to Rome and Sparta
• Campaigns in Hamath and Along the Coast
• Tryphon Takes Jonathan by Treachery

1 Maccabees 13

• Simon Takes Up the Struggle
• The Death of Jonathan and the Tomb at Modein
• The Yoke Is Lifted from Israel
• Simon Takes Gezer and the Citadel

1 Maccabees 14

• The Land at Rest Under Simon
• Sparta and Rome Renew the Alliance
• The Decree in Honor of Simon

1 Maccabees 15

• The Letter of Antiochus Son of Demetrius
• The Roman Letter in Favor of the Jews
• Antiochus Turns Against Simon

1 Maccabees 16

• John and Judas Defeat Cendebeus
• The Murder of Simon at Dok