17 none after you will rule as long as you, not even half as long.” (WEB) 18 Then the third arose, and ruled as the others before, and it also disappeared. (WEB) 19 So it went with all the wings one after another, as every one ruled, and then disappeared. (WEB)
2 Esdras 11:17–19
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2 Baruch 39:3–5
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2 Esdras 12:1–3
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1 Maccabees 1:7–9
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2 Esdras 12:14–16
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Baruch 3:18–20
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