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Sunlight flashes from golden shields along the mountain ranks.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 6

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 6:39

    Shields Flash in Sunlight

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

    Story guide: Bright reflections pass along rows of golden shields as royal soldiers advance across the hills.

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    39And when the sun flashed on the golden shields, the mountains flashed from them and shone like torches of fire.

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