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Lysias lowers his gaze in dismay, resting one hand on a table in the royal hall.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 4

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 4:27

    Lysias Loses Heart

    The Sanctuary Dedicated Again · 1 Maccabees 4

    Story guide: Lysias lowers his gaze in dismay, resting an empty hand on the table as he absorbs the report.

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    27But when he heard all this, he was confounded and lost heart, because what had happened to Israel was not what he wanted, and what the king had commanded him had not come about.

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