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1 Maccabees 13:21
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The enemy soldiers in the fort in Jerusalem kept sending messengers to Trypho urging him to come to them quickly by way of the desert and to send them supplies.
1 Maccabees 13:27
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Over the tomb of his father and his brothers Simon built a high monument that could be seen from a great distance. It was covered front and back with polished stone.
1 Maccabees 13:49
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Those in the fort in Jerusalem were now prevented from leaving to buy or sell anything. They were suffering from severe hunger and many of them had died of starvation.
1 Maccabees 14:43
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The people must obey him in everything. All government contracts shall be drawn up in his name. He shall have the right to wear royal robes with the gold shoulder buckle.
1 Maccabees 15:21
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Therefore if any traitors escape from Judea and seek refuge in your land, hand them over to Simon the High Priest, so that he may punish them according to Jewish law."
1 Maccabees 15:28
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Then Antiochus sent his trusted official Athenobius to negotiate with Simon. He told Simon, "You are occupying Joppa, Gezer, and the fort in Jerusalem, cities that belong to my kingdom.
2 Maccabees 1:15
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After the priests had laid out the treasure, he and a few of his men went into the temple to collect it. But the priests closed the doors behind him
2 Maccabees 1:22
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After this was done and some time had passed, the sun appeared from behind the clouds, and suddenly everything on the altar burst into flames. Everyone looked on in amazement.
2 Maccabees 1:24
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"Nehemiah's prayer went something like this: "Lord God, Creator of all things, you are awesome and strong, yet merciful and just. You alone are king. No one but you is kind;
2 Maccabees 1:25
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no one but you is gracious and just. You are almighty and eternal, forever ready to rescue Israel from trouble. You chose our ancestors to be your own special people.
2 Maccabees 2:32
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So then, without any further comment, I will begin my story. It would be foolish to write such a long introduction that the story itself would have to be cut short.
2 Maccabees 3:31
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Some of Heliodorus' friends quickly asked Onias the High Priest to pray that the Most High would spare the life of this man who was at the point of death.
2 Maccabees 4:10
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The king gave his approval, and just as soon as Jason took over the office of High Priest, he made the people of Jerusalem change to the Greek way of life.
2 Maccabees 4:42
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They killed a few of Lysimachus' men, wounded many of them, and all the rest ran for their lives. Lysimachus himself, that temple robber, was killed near the Temple treasury.
2 Maccabees 5:2
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For nearly forty days people all over Jerusalem saw visions of cavalry troops in gold armor charging across the sky. The riders were armed with spears and their swords were drawn.
2 Maccabees 5:16
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With his filthy and unholy hands, Antiochus swept away the sacred objects of worship and the gifts which other kings had given to increase the glory and honor of the Temple.
2 Maccabees 5:23
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At Mount Gerizim he placed Andronicus. In addition to these, there was Menelaus, who mistreated his fellow Jews far worse than the governors did. Antiochus hated the Jews so much
2 Maccabees 6:12
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I beg you not to become discouraged as you read about the terrible things that happened. Consider that this was the Lord's way of punishing his people, not of destroying them.
2 Maccabees 8:28
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When the Sabbath was over, they gave some of the loot to the victims of persecution and to the widows and orphans; then they divided the rest among their own families.
2 Maccabees 9:9
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Even the eyes of this godless man were crawling with worms and he lived in terrible pain and agony. The stink was so bad that his entire army was sickened,