2 Maccabees 13:18

Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,

Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,

Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,

But the king, having had a taste of the exceeding boldness of the Jews, made strategic attacks on their positions,