56 had returned from Persia and Media, and with him the forces that went with the king, and that he was seeking to take control of the government. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 6:56
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1 Maccabees 6:4–6
4 and they rose up against him in battle. He fled and returned to Babylon with great disappointment. (WEB) 5 Then someone came into Persia bringing him news that the armies which went against the land of Judah had been put to flight, (WEB) 6 and that Lysias went first with a str… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 4:5–7
5 Getting authority about it, and quickly advancing into our country with the accursed Simon and a very heavy force, (WEB) 6 he said that he came with the commands of the king that he should take the private money of the treasury. (WEB) 7 The nation, indignant at this proclamati… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 10:7–9
7 Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letter in the hearing of all the people, and of those who were in the citadel. (WEB) 8 They were very afraid when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army. (WEB) 9 Those in the citadel released the hos… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:1–3
1 Three years later, news was brought to Judas and his company that Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having sailed into the harbor of Tripolis with a mighty army and a fleet, (WEB) 2 had taken possession of the country, having made away with Antiochus and his guardian Lys… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 9:2–4
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1 Maccabees 11:39–41
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1 Maccabees 1:3–5
3 went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of a multitude of nations. The earth was quiet before him. He was exalted. His heart was lifted up. (WEB) 4 He gathered together an exceedingly strong army and ruled over countries, nations, and principalities, an… (WEB)
Daniel 11:8–10
8 He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North, 9 who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own lan…
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