1
In the one hundred and fifty-first year Demetrius the son of Seleucus set forth from Rome, sailed with a few men to a city by the sea, and there began to reign.
2
As he was entering the royal palace of his fathers, the army seized Antiochus and Lysias to bring them to him.
3
But when this act became known to him, he said, "Do not let me see their faces!"
4
So the army killed them, and Demetrius took his seat upon the throne of his kingdom.
5
Then there came to him all the lawless and ungodly men of Israel; they were led by Alcimus, who wanted to be high priest.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.