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1 Maccabees 15:1 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation. "

1 Maccabees 15:1

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1 Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation.

2 Its contents follow: “King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the Jews, greetings.

3 Whereas certain troublemakers have made themselves masters of the kingdom of our fathers, but my purpose is to claim the kingdom, that I may restore it as it was before; and moreover I have raised a multitude of foreign soldiers, and have prepared warships;

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2 Maccabees 11:27

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"And to the nation, the king’s letter was as follows: “King Antiochus to the senate of the Jews and to the other Jews, greetings."

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1 Maccabees 13:36

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"“King Demetrius to Simon the high priest and friend of kings, and to the elders and nation of the Jews, greetings."

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2 Maccabees 11:22

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"And the king’s letter contained these words: “King Antiochus to his brother Lysias, greetings."

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1 Maccabees 11:57

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"The young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, “I confirm to you the high priesthood, and appoint you over the four districts, and to be one of the king’s friends.”"

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"He sent the letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,"

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Esther 11:1

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"In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemeus and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest and Levite, and Ptolemeus his son brought this letter of Purim, which they said was authentic, and that Lysimachus the son of Ptolemeus, who was in Jerusalem, had interpreted."

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1 Maccabees 15:2

"Its contents follow: “King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the Jews, greetings."

1 Maccabees 15:3

"Whereas certain troublemakers have made themselves masters of the kingdom of our fathers, but my purpose is to claim the kingdom, that I may restore it as it was before; and moreover I have raised a multitude of foreign soldiers, and have prepared warships;"

1 Maccabees 15:4

"moreover I plan to land in the country, that I may punish those who have destroyed our country, and those who have made many cities in the kingdom desolate;"

1 Maccabees 15:5

"now therefore I confirm to you all the tax remissions which the kings who were before me remitted to you, and whatever gifts besides they remitted to you,"

1 Maccabees 15:6

"and I permit you to coin money for your country with your own stamp,"

1 Maccabees 15:7

"but that Jerusalem and the sanctuary should be free. All the weapons that you have prepared, and the strongholds that you have built, which you have in your possession, let them remain yours."

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