2 he commanded him, with a quantity of unmixed wine with handfuls of incense infused, to drug the elephants early on the following day. These five hundred elephants were, when infuriated by the copious drinks of frankincense, to be led up to the execution of death upon the Jews. (WEB) 3 The king, after issuing these orders, went to his feasting, and gathered together all those of his friends and of the army who hated the Jews the most. (WEB) 4 The master of the elephants, Hermon, fulfilled his commission punctually. (WEB)
3 Maccabees 5:2–4
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3 Maccabees 5:9–11
9 Their earnest entreaty went up to heaven. (WEB) 10 Then Hermon, who had filled his merciless elephants with copious drinks of mixed wine and frankincense, came early to the palace to report on these preparations. (WEB) 11 He, however, who has sent his good creatures sleep from a… (WEB)
3 Maccabees 5:19–21
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3 Maccabees 5:46–48
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2 Maccabees 14:11–13
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1 Maccabees 6:27–29
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3 Maccabees 5:28–30
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1 Maccabees 3:33–35
33 and to bring up his son Antiochus, until he came again. (WEB) 34 He delivered to Lysias half of his forces and the elephants, and gave him charge of all the things that he would have done, and concerning those who lived in Judea and in Jerusalem, (WEB) 35 that he should send an… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 5:1–3
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