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1 Maccabees 10:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" For he said, “Let’s go beforehand to make peace with them, before he makes peace with Alexander against us; "

1 Maccabees 10:4

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2 King Demetrius heard about this, and he gathered together exceedingly great forces, and went out to meet him in battle.

3 Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan with words of peace, so as to honor him.

4 For he said, “Let’s go beforehand to make peace with them, before he makes peace with Alexander against us;

5 for he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and to his kindred and to his nation.”

6 So he gave him authority to gather together forces, and to provide weapons, and that he should be his ally. He also commanded that they should release the hostages that were in the citadel to him.

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1 Maccabees 10:1

"In the one hundred sixtieth year, Alexander Epiphanes, the son of Antiochus, went up and took possession of Ptolemais. They received him, and he reigned there."

1 Maccabees 10:2

"King Demetrius heard about this, and he gathered together exceedingly great forces, and went out to meet him in battle."

1 Maccabees 10:3

"Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan with words of peace, so as to honor him."

1 Maccabees 10:5

"for he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and to his kindred and to his nation.”"

1 Maccabees 10:6

"So he gave him authority to gather together forces, and to provide weapons, and that he should be his ally. He also commanded that they should release the hostages that were in the citadel to him."

1 Maccabees 10:7

"Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letter in the hearing of all the people, and of those who were in the citadel."

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