And they went and consulted with him: The plotters went to Antioch to tell Bacchides their plan and urge him to return. It will be helpful for many translators to indicate that they actually went to Antioch by saying “So the troublemakers went to Antioch to discuss this plan with Bacchides.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.