2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 5:25

οὗτος δὲ παραγενόμενος εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα καὶ τὸν εἰρηνικὸν ὑποκριθεὶς ἐπέσχεν ἕως τῆς ἁγίας ἡμέρας τοῦ σαββάτου καὶ λαβὼν ἀργοῦντας τοὺς Ιουδαίους τοῖς ὑφ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐξοπλησίαν παρήγγειλεν
King James Version (KJV)

Who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves.

Modern English

When Apollonius reached Jerusalem, he feigned peaceful intentions and waited until the holy day of the Sabbath, then, catching the Jews at rest observing the holy day, ordered his men to arm themselves.

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