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1 Maccabees 1:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The kingdom was established in the sight of Antiochus, and he planned to reign over Egypt, that he might reign over both kingdoms. "

1 Maccabees 1:16

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14 So they built a gymnasium in Jerusalem according to the laws of the Gentiles.

15 They made themselves uncircumcised, forsook the holy covenant, joined themselves to the Gentiles, and sold themselves to do evil.

16 The kingdom was established in the sight of Antiochus, and he planned to reign over Egypt, that he might reign over both kingdoms.

17 He entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, with elephants, with cavalry, and with a great navy.

18 He made war against Ptolemy king of Egypt. Ptolemy was put to shame before him, and fled; and many fell wounded to death.

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1 Maccabees 11:13

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"It came to pass, when he would go into the house of the kingdom of his fathers, that the army laid hands on Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them to him."

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2 Maccabees 9:25

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"He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt."

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1 Maccabees 1:1

"After Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim, and struck Darius king of the Persians and Medes, it came to pass, after he had struck him, that he reigned in his place, in former time, over Greece."

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"He fought many battles, won many strongholds, killed the kings of the earth,"

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"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."

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"He gathered together an exceedingly strong army and ruled over countries, nations, and principalities, and they paid him tribute."

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"After these things he fell sick, and perceived that he was going to die."

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"He called his honorable servants, which had been brought up with him from his youth, and he divided to them his kingdom while he was still alive."

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