17 But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his place, and ruled the country and the cities in it, (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:17
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1 Maccabees 9:30–32
30 Now therefore we have chosen you this day to be our prince and leader in his place, that you may fight our battles.” (WEB) 31 So Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time, and rose up in the place of his brother Judas. (WEB) 32 When Bacchides found out, he tried to kill… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:40–42
40 for he had heard that the Jews had been called by the Romans friends, allies, and kindred, and that they had met the ambassadors of Simon honorably; (WEB) 41 and that the Jews and the priests were well pleased that Simon should be their leader and high priest forever,… (WEB) 42 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:58–60
58 He sent to him golden vessels and furniture for the table, and gave him permission to drink in golden vessels, and to be clothed in purple, and to have a golden buckle. (WEB) 59 He made his brother Simon governor from the Ladder of Tyre to the borders of Egypt. (WEB) 60 Jonathan… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:1–2
1 His son Judas, who was called Maccabaeus, rose up in his place. (WEB) 2 All his kindred helped him, and so did all those who joined with his father, and they fought with gladness the battle of Israel. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 13:13–15
13 But Simon encamped at Adida, near the plain. (WEB) 14 Tryphon knew that Simon had risen up in the place of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, so he sent ambassadors to him, saying, (WEB) 15 “It is for money which Jonathan your brother owed to the king’s tre… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:20–22
20 He placed Alcimus in charge of the country and left with him a force to aid him. Then Bacchides went away to the king. (WEB) 21 Alcimus struggled to maintain his high priesthood. (WEB) 22 All those who troubled their people joined him, and they took control of the land of Judah,… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:46–48
46 All the people consented to ordain for Simon that he should do according to these words. (WEB) 47 So Simon accepted this, and consented to be high priest, and to be captain and governor of the Jews and of the priests, and to be protector of all. (WEB) 48 They commanded to put th… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 3:3–5
3 so that even King Seleucus of Asia bore all the costs belonging to the services of the sacrifices out of his own revenues. (WEB) 4 But a man named Simon of the tribe of Benjamin, having been made guardian of the temple, disagreed with the high priest about the ruling… (WEB) 5 … (WEB)
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