Bible Verses About Bacchides

Then the king chose Bacchides, a friend of the king, who ruled beyond the flood, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king,

Then did there assemble unto Alcimus and Bacchides a company of scribes, to require justice.

Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.

Furthermore, when Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:

As for Bacchides, he was in the right wing: so the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trumpets.

Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country.

And they made enquiry and search for Judas' friends, and brought them unto Bacchides, who took vengeance of them, and used them despitefully.

But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof, he sought for to slay him

Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power.

With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.

Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and repaired the strong cites in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates and with bars.

Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one night.

Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of Judea.

Then the strangers, that were in the fortresses which Bacchides had built, fled away;

Moreover of those that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.