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1 Maccabees 3:29 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He saw that the money was gone from his treasures, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of the dissension and disaster which he had brought upon the land, to the end that he might take away the laws which had been from the first days. "

1 Maccabees 3:29

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27 But when King Antiochus heard these words, he was full of indignation; and he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, an exceedingly strong army.

28 He opened his treasury and gave his forces pay for a year, and commanded them to be ready for every need.

29 He saw that the money was gone from his treasures, and that the tributes of the country were small, because of the dissension and disaster which he had brought upon the land, to the end that he might take away the laws which had been from the first days.

30 He was afraid that he wouldn’t have enough as at other times for the charges and the gifts which he used to give with a liberal hand, more abundantly than the kings who were before him.

31 And he was exceedingly perplexed in his mind, and he determined to go into Persia, and to take the tributes of those countries, and to gather much money.

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2 Maccabees 3:6

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1 Maccabees 15:12

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"for he knew that troubles had come upon him all at once, and that his forces had deserted him."

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Esther 5:11

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"He showed them his wealth and the glory with which the king had invested him, and how he had promoted him to be chief ruler in the kingdom."

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1 Maccabees 3:1

"His son Judas, who was called Maccabaeus, rose up in his place."

1 Maccabees 3:2

"All his kindred helped him, and so did all those who joined with his father, and they fought with gladness the battle of Israel."

1 Maccabees 3:3

"He got his people great glory, and put on a breastplate like a giant, and bound his warlike harness around him, and set battles in array, protecting the army with his sword."

1 Maccabees 3:4

"He was like a lion in his deeds, and like a lion’s cub roaring for prey."

1 Maccabees 3:5

"He hunted and pursued the lawless, and he burned up those who troubled his people."

1 Maccabees 3:6

"The lawless shrunk back for fear of him, and all the workers of lawlessness were very troubled, and deliverance prospered in his hand."

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