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Lysias stands before a divided royal infantry formation.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:34

    Half the Forces and Elephants

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: The king entrusts half the forces and the elephants to Lysias, with orders concerning Judea and Jerusalem.

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    34And he handed over to him half of the forces and the elephants, and he gave him orders concerning everything he desired, and concerning all those dwelling in Judea and Jerusalem,

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