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And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years; and evils were multiplied on the earth.
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And there came out of them a wicked root: Antiochus, surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been a hostage at Rome; and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks.
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In those days there went out of Israel wicked men who persuaded many, saying, "Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen who are round about us, for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow."
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So this device pleased them well.
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Then certain of the people were so forward herein that they went to the king, who gave them license to do according to the ordinances of the heathen.
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Thereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen,
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and made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do evil.
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Now when the kingdom was established under Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt, that he might have the dominion over two realms.
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Therefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots and elephants and horsemen and a great navy,
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and made war against Ptolemy king of Egypt. But Ptolemy was afraid of him and fled, and many were wounded to death.
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Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt, and he took the spoils thereof.