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Five distinct brothers look gravely toward danger outside the frame.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 3

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 3:42

    Troubles Multiply

    A Small Force Before Great Armies · 1 Maccabees 3

    Story guide: Judas and his brothers see the growing forces and understand the destructive orders against their people.

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    42And Judas and his brothers saw that the troubles had multiplied, and that the forces were encamped within their borders; and they recognized the orders of the kingdom that it had commanded to be carried out against the people for destruction and annihilation.

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