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1 Maccabees 11:24–26

24 by taking silver, gold, clothing, and various other presents, and went to Ptolemais to the king. Then he found favor in his sight. (WEB) 25 Some lawless men of those who were of the nation made complaints against him, (WEB) 26 and the king did to him even as his predecessors had done to him, and exalted him in the sight of all his friends, (WEB)

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1 Maccabees 14:38–40

38 King Demetrius confirmed to him the high priesthood according to these things, (WEB) 39 and made him one of his friends, and honored him with great honor; (WEB) 40 for he had heard that the Jews had been called by the Romans friends, allies, and kindred, and that they had met th… (WEB)

1 Maccabees 10:59–61

59 King Alexander wrote to Jonathan, that he should come to meet him. (WEB) 60 He went with pomp to Ptolemais, and met the two kings. He gave them and their friends silver and gold, and many gifts, and found favor in their sight. (WEB) 61 Some malcontents out of Israel, men who wer… (WEB)

1 Esdras 8:3–5

3 This Esdras went up from Babylon as a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which was given by the God of Israel. (WEB) 4 The king honored him, for he found favor in his sight in all his requests. (WEB) 5 There went up with him also some of the children of Israel, and of the pri… (WEB)

1 Maccabees 10:64–66

64 It came to pass, when those who complained against him saw his honor according to the proclamation, and saw him clothed in purple, they all fled away. (WEB) 65 The king gave him honor, and enrolled him among his chief friends, and made him a captain and governor of a p… (WEB)

1 Esdras 8:25–27

25 Then Esdras the scribe said, “Blessed be the only Lord, the God of my fathers, who has put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem, (WEB) 26 and has honored me in the sight of the king, his counselors, and all his friends and… (WEB) 27(WEB)

1 Maccabees 12:42–44

42 Tryphon saw that he came with a great army, and he was afraid to stretch out his hand against him. (WEB) 43 He received him honorably, and commended him to all his friends, and gave him gifts, and commanded his forces to be obedient to him, as to himself. (WEB) 44 He said to Jon… (WEB)

1 Samuel 18:13–15

13 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back, 14 and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him. 15 When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

Greek Esther 16:10–12

10 For Aman, a Macedonian, the son of Amadatha, being indeed a stranger from the Persian blood, and far distant from our goodness, and as a stranger received of us, (KJV) 11 Had so far forth obtained the favour that we shew toward every nation, as that he was called our f… (KJV)

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