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As he was making his way to the royal palace of his ancestors, the soldiers arrested Antiochus the Fifth and Lysias, planning to take them to Demetrius.
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In the year 151, Demetrius son of Seleucus left Rome and with a few men landed at a town on the Mediterranean coast, where he proclaimed himself king.
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As he was making his way to the royal palace of his ancestors, the soldiers arrested Antiochus the Fifth and Lysias, planning to take them to Demetrius.
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When Demetrius heard about it, he said, "I don't want to see them."
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So the soldiers killed them, and Demetrius took the throne.
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Then all the godless traitorous Jews led by Alcimus, who wanted to be High Priest, went to Demetrius.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.