3 In his days, a water cistern was dug, the brazen vessel like the sea in circumference. (WEB) 4 He planned to save his people from ruin, and fortified the city against siege. (WEB) 5 How glorious he was when the people gathered around him as he came out of the house of the veil! (WEB)
Sirach 50:3–5
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1 Maccabees 14:9–11
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Sirach 46:1–3
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1 Maccabees 3:8–10
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1 Maccabees 14:5–7
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1 Maccabees 13:47–49
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Psalms of Solomon 8:17–19
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