9 He sent him and that ungodly Alcimus, whom he made the high priest; and he commanded him to take vengeance upon the children of Israel. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:9
Semantically similar passages
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 7:4–6
4 So the army killed them. Then Demetrius sat upon the throne of his kingdom. (WEB) 5 All the lawless and ungodly men of Israel came to him. Alcimus was their leader, desiring to be high priest. (WEB) 6 They accused the people to the king, saying, “Judas and his kindred have des… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:25–27
25 But when Alcimus saw that Judas and his company had grown strong, and knew that he was not able to withstand them, he returned to the king, and brought evil accusations against them. (WEB) 26 Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honorable princes, a man who hated Isr… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:18–20
18 Nevertheless Nicanor, hearing of the valor of those who were with Judas, and their courage in fighting for their country, shrank from bringing the matter to the decision of the sword. (WEB) 19 Therefore he sent Posidonius, Theodotus, and Mattathias to give and receive… (WEB) 20 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:14–16
14 He said, “I will make myself a name and get myself glory in the kingdom. I will fight against Judas and those who are with him, who despise the king’s command. (WEB) 15 A mighty army of the ungodly went up with him to help him, to take vengeance on the children of Isra… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:26–28
26 But Alcimus, perceiving the good will that was between them, and having taken possession of the covenants that had been made, came to Demetrius and told him that Nicanor was disloyal to the government, for he had appointed that conspirator against his kingdom… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 5:23–25
23 and at Gerizim, Andronicus; and besides these, Menelaus, who worse than all the rest, exalted himself against his fellow citizens. Having a malicious mind toward the Jews whom he had made his citizens, (WEB) 24 he sent that lord of pollutions Apollonius with an army of… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:19–21
19 Bacchides withdrew from Jerusalem, and encamped in Bezeth. He sent and seized many of the deserters who were with him, and some of the people, and he killed them, throwing them into a large pit. (WEB) 20 He placed Alcimus in charge of the country and left with him a fo… (WEB)
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources