1 Maccabees 7:4

4 So the army slew them. And Demetrius sat upon the throne of his kingdom:

1 Maccabees 7:4 In-Context

2 And it came to pass, as he entered into the house of the kingdom of his fathers, that the army seized upon Antiochus, and Lysias, to bring them unto him.
3 And when he knew it, he said: Let me not see their face.
4 So the army slew them. And Demetrius sat upon the throne of his kingdom:
5 And there came to him the wicked and ungodly men of Israel: And Alcimus was at the head of them, who desired to be made high priest.
6 And they accused the people to the king, saying: Judas and his brethren have destroyed all thy friends, and he hath driven us out of our land.
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