10 For as long as Judas remains alive, it is impossible for the government to find peace. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:10
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2 Maccabees 14:23–25
23 Nicanor waited in Jerusalem, and did nothing to cause disturbance, but dismissed the flocks of people that had gathered together. (WEB) 24 He kept Judas always in his presence. He had gained a hearty affection for the man. (WEB) 25 He urged him to marry and have children. He mar… (WEB)
2 Samuel 17:2–4
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Deuteronomy 23:5–7
5 Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. 6 You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live. 7 Do not despise an Edomite, for he is yo…
Sirach 28:15–17
15 A slanderer has cast out brave women and deprived them of their labors. (WEB) 16 He who listens to it will not find rest, nor will he live quietly. (WEB) 17 The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh, but the stroke of a tongue will break bones. (WEB)
2 Maccabees 4:5–7
5 appealed to the king, not to be an accuser of his fellow citizens, but looking to the good of all the people, both public and private; (WEB) 6 for he saw that without the king’s involvement it was impossible for the state to obtain peace any more, and that Simon would… (WEB)
Book of Enoch 98:15–16
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1 Samuel 20:30–32
30 Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse li…
1 Maccabees 9:28–30
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