2 Maccabees 11:6

Now when they that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and all the people with lamentation and tears besought the Lord that he would send a good angel to deliver Israel.

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Overview of 2 Maccabees 11:6

Summary

Besieged people pray for heavenly deliverance

Place

Jerusalem

Event

People pray for angelic rescue

Estimated Time Period

c. 160 BC