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A messenger reports the defeat in Judah to Antiochus at a roadside rest.
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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 6:5

    A Report from Judah

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

    Story guide: A messenger addresses the seated king at a roadside rest, bringing news of the defeat in Judah.

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    5And someone came reporting to him in Persia that the camps that had gone into the land of Judah had been routed;

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