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1 Maccabees 16:19 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He sent others to Gazara to do away with John. To the captains of thousands, he sent letters to come to him, that he might give them silver, gold, and gifts. "

1 Maccabees 16:19

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17 He committed a great iniquity, and repaid evil for good.

18 Ptolemy wrote these things and sent to the king, that he should send him forces to aid him, and should deliver him their country and the cities.

19 He sent others to Gazara to do away with John. To the captains of thousands, he sent letters to come to him, that he might give them silver, gold, and gifts.

20 He sent others to take possession of Jerusalem and the temple hill.

21 One ran before to Gazara, and told John that his father and kindred had perished, and that he has sent to kill you also.

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1 Maccabees 15:28

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"He sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to confer with him, saying, “You hold possession of Joppa, Gazara, and the citadel that is in Jerusalem, cities of my kingdom."

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1 Maccabees 11:62

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"The people of Gaza pleaded with Jonathan, and he gave them his right hand, and took the sons of their princes for hostages, and sent them away to Jerusalem. Then he passed through the country as far as Damascus."

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2 Maccabees 14:13

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"giving him written instructions to kill Judas himself and to scatter those who were with him, and to set up Alcimus as high priest of the great temple."

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"He went away and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them."

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Acts 3:3

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"Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy."

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"When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant."

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1 Maccabees 16:1

"John went up from Gazara and told Simon his father what Cendebaeus was doing."

1 Maccabees 16:2

"Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them, “I and my brothers and my father’s house have fought the battles of Israel from our youth, even to this day; and things have prospered in our hands, so that we have often delivered Israel."

1 Maccabees 16:3

"But now I am old, and you moreover, by his mercy, are of a sufficient age. Take the place of me and my brother, and go out and fight for our nation; and let the help which is from heaven be with you."

1 Maccabees 16:4

"He chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war and cavalry, and they went against Cendebaeus, and slept at Modin."

1 Maccabees 16:5

"Rising up in the morning, they went into the plain, and, behold, a great army of infantry and cavalry came to meet them. There was a brook between them."

1 Maccabees 16:6

"He encamped near them, he and his people. He saw that the people were afraid to pass over the brook, and he passed over first. When the men saw him, they passed over after him."

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