20. All Israel wept for him with great lamentation. They mourned for him many days, and they said,
21. “How the mighty one has fallen, the savior of Israel!”
22. The other acts of Judas, his battles, the brave deeds he performed, and his greatness have not been recorded; but they were very many.
23. After the death of Judas, the lawless raised their heads in every part of Israel, and all kinds of evildoers appeared.
24. In those days there was a very great famine, and the country deserted to them.
25. Bacchides chose renegades and made them masters of the country.