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1 Maccabees 8:29 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" According to these terms, the Romans made a treaty with the Jewish people. "

1 Maccabees 8:29

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27 In the same way, moreover, if war comes first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall willingly help them as allies, as the occasion shall indicate to them;

28 and to those who are fighting with them, there shall not be given food, weapons, money, or ships, as it has seemed good to Rome. They shall keep these ordinances, and that without deceit.

29 According to these terms, the Romans made a treaty with the Jewish people.

30 But if hereafter the one party and the other shall determine to add or diminish anything, they shall do it at their pleasure, and whatever they add or take away shall be ratified.

31 Concerning the evils which King Demetrius is doing to them, we have written to him, saying, ‘Why have you made your yoke heavy on our friends and allies the Jews?

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2 Maccabees 8:36

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"He who had taken upon himself to make tribute sure for the Romans by the captivity of the men of Jerusalem published abroad that the Jews had One who fought for them, and that because this was so, the Jews were invulnerable, because they followed the laws ordained by him."

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1 Maccabees 12:3

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"They went to Rome, entered into the senate house, and said, “Jonathan the high priest and the nation of the Jews have sent us to renew for them the friendship and the alliance, as in former time.”"

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2 Maccabees 11:34

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"The Romans also sent to them a letter in these words: “Quintus Memmius and Titus Manius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the people of the Jews, greetings."

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1 Maccabees 14:40

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"for he had heard that the Jews had been called by the Romans friends, allies, and kindred, and that they had met the ambassadors of Simon honorably;"

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Esther 9:23

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"And the Jews consented to this as Mordecai wrote to them,"

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"The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,"

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1 Maccabees 8:1

"Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are valiant men, and have pleasure in all who join themselves to them, and make friends with all who come to them,"

1 Maccabees 8:2

"and that they are valiant men. They told him of their wars and exploits which they do among the Gauls, and how they conquered them, and forced them to pay tribute;"

1 Maccabees 8:3

"and what things they did in the land of Spain, that they might take control of the silver and gold mines which were there;"

1 Maccabees 8:4

"and how by their policy and persistence they conquered all the place (and the place was exceedingly far from them), and the kings who came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, until they had defeated them, and struck them severely; and how the rest give them tribute year by year."

1 Maccabees 8:5

"Philip, and Perseus, king of Chittim, and those who lifted up themselves against them, they defeated in battle, and conquered them."

1 Maccabees 8:6

"Antiochus also, the great king of Asia, came against them to battle, having one hundred twenty elephants, with cavalry, chariots, and an exceedingly great army, and he was defeated by them."

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