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1 Maccabees 16:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Maccabees 16:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
John Succeeds Simon
18 Then Ptolemy wrote a report about these things and sent it to the king, asking him to send troops to aid him and to turn over to him the towns and the country. 19 He sent other troops to Gazara to do away with John; he sent letters to the captains asking them to come to him so that he might give them silver and gold and gifts; 20 and he sent other troops to take possession of Jerusalem and the temple hill.
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