5 All the lawless and ungodly men of Israel came to him. Alcimus was their leader, desiring to be high priest. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:5
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1 Maccabees 7:8–10
8 So the king chose Bacchides, one of the king’s friends, who was ruler in the country beyond the river, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king. (WEB) 9 He sent him and that ungodly Alcimus, whom he made the high priest; and he commanded him to tak… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:41–43
41 So they decided that day, saying, “Whoever comes against us to battle on the Sabbath day, let’s fight against him, and we will in no way all die, as our kindred died in the secret places.” (WEB) 42 Then a company of the Hasidaeans, mighty men of Israel, everyone who of… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:15–17
15 And the king’s officers who were enforcing the apostasy came into the city Modin to sacrifice. (WEB) 16 Many of Israel came to them, and Mattathias and his sons were gathered together. (WEB) 17 The king’s officers answered and spoke to Mattathias, saying, “You are a ruler and an… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:51–53
51 He wrote according to all these words to his whole kingdom. He appointed overseers over all the people, and he commanded the cities of Judah to sacrifice, city by city. (WEB) 52 From the people were gathered together to them many, everyone who had forsaken the law; and… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:21–23
21 Alcimus struggled to maintain his high priesthood. (WEB) 22 All those who troubled their people joined him, and they took control of the land of Judah, and did great damage in Israel. (WEB) 23 Judas saw all the wrongs that Alcimus and his company had done among the children of I… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:24–26
24 In those days there was an exceedingly great famine, and the country went over to their side. (WEB) 25 Bacchides chose the ungodly men and made them rulers of the country. (WEB) 26 They inquired and searched for the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took ve… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:12–14
12 He immediately appointed Nicanor, who had been master of the elephants, and made him governor of Judea. He sent him out, (WEB) 13 giving him written instructions to kill Judas himself and to scatter those who were with him, and to set up Alcimus as high priest of the g… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 6:20–22
20 They were gathered together, and besieged them in the one hundred fiftieth year, and he made mounds to shoot from, and engines of war. (WEB) 21 Some of those who were hemmed in came out, and some of the ungodly men of Israel were joined to them. (WEB) 22 They went to the king, a… (WEB)
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