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Antiochus gestures toward the closed city gate as three royal soldiers stand beside him.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 6

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 6:3

    The Attempt Fails

    The King Dies and the Oath Is Broken · 1 Maccabees 6

    Story guide: Antiochus approaches the closed city gate while the defenders prepare behind its heavy wooden bar.

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    3And he came and sought to take the city and plunder it, but he was not able, because the plan became known to those from the city.

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