1 Now after a very little time, Lysias, the king’s guardian, kinsman, and chancellor, being very displeased about the things that had happened, (WEB) 2 collected about eighty thousand infantry and all his cavalry and came against the Jews, planning to make the city a home for Greeks, (WEB) 3 and to levy tribute on the temple, as on the other sacred places of the nations, and to put up the high priesthood for sale every year. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 11:1–3
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5 Eleazar, who was called Avaran; and Jonathan, who was called Apphus. (WEB) 6 He saw the blasphemies that were committed in Judah and in Jerusalem, (WEB) 7 and he said, “Woe is me! Why was I born to see the destruction of my people and the destruction of the holy city, and to d… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:8–10
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2 Maccabees 13:8–10
8 for inasmuch as he had perpetrated many sins against the altar, whose fire and whose ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes. (WEB) 9 Now the king, infuriated in spirit, was coming with intent to inflict on the Jews the very worst of the sufferings that had be… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 6:1–2
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1 Maccabees 16:12–14
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1 Maccabees 3:26–28
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1 Maccabees 14:16–18
16 It was heard at Rome that Jonathan was dead, and even in Sparta, and they were exceedingly grieved. (WEB) 17 But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his place, and ruled the country and the cities in it, (WEB) 18 they wrote to him on brass tablet… (WEB)
1 Esdras 2:26–28
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