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A messenger speaks to Bacchides as he sits on the courtyard bench.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 9

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 9:57

    Two Quiet Years

    Judas Falls and Jonathan Takes the Lead · 1 Maccabees 9

    Story guide: Bacchides hears of Alcimus’s death and departs along the road, while quiet terraces show the interval in Judah.

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    57And Bacchides saw that Alcimus had died, and he returned to the king, and the land of Judah was quiet for two years.

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