35 So Heliodorus, having offered a sacrifice to the Lord and vowed great vows to him who had saved his life, and having bidden Onias farewell, returned with his army to the king. (WEB) 36 He testified to all men the works of the greatest God, which he had seen with his eyes. (WEB) 37 When the king asked Heliodorus what sort of man was fit to be sent yet once again to Jerusalem, he said, (WEB)
2 Maccabees 3:35–37
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2 Maccabees 3:30–32
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2 Maccabees 3:12–14
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2 Maccabees 3:22–24
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2 Maccabees 14:33–35
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1 Maccabees 10:16–18
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1 Esdras 4:57–59
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2 Maccabees 7:39–41
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