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1 Maccabees 3:32-34
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 3:32-34
New Catholic Bible
32 He therefore left Lysias, a distinguished nobleman of royal lineage, in charge of the king’s affairs from the Euphrates River to the Egyptian frontier, 33 and he also gave him responsibility for the care of his son Antiochus[a] until he returned. 34 He turned over to him half of his army, together with the elephants, and provided him with detailed instructions about all that he wanted done. As for the inhabitants of Judea and Jerusalem,
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- 1 Maccabees 3:33 His son Antiochus: Antiochus V Eupator (164–162 B.C.), who was only nine years old at the time.
