1 After Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim, and struck Darius king of the Persians and Medes, it came to pass, after he had struck him, that he reigned in his place, in former time, over Greece. (WEB) 2 He fought many battles, won many strongholds, killed the kings of the earth, (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:1–2
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1 Maccabees 8:4–6
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1 Maccabees 5:6–8
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1 Maccabees 1:17–19
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2 Maccabees 14:1–3
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1 Chronicles 29:29–30
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2 Chronicles 9:25–27
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