7 but that Jerusalem and the sanctuary should be free. All the weapons that you have prepared, and the strongholds that you have built, which you have in your possession, let them remain yours. (WEB) 8 Every debt owed to the king, and the things that will be owed to the king from henceforth and for evermore, let them be remitted to you. (WEB) 9 Moreover, when we have established our kingdom, we will glorify you and your nation and the temple with great glory, so that your glory will be made manifest in all the earth. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 15:7–9
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1 Maccabees 10:42–44
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1 Esdras 4:52–54
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2 Maccabees 11:24–26
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1 Maccabees 15:29–31
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