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An empty plain wooden seat stands on a low stone step.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 2

The available numbered POB Greek working edition, retaining each record’s declared source edition and notes. Artwork interprets this book’s account. Appearance, clothing and staging are interpretive; material from 2 Maccabees is not imported.

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 2:57

    David's Throne

    A Covenant in the Wilderness · 1 Maccabees 2

    Story guide: The empty wooden seat refers to the throne named in Mattathias’s recollection. It does not depict a present eternal kingdom or add a coronation.

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    57David, because of his mercy, inherited the throne of an everlasting kingdom.

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