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1 Maccabees 3:26-28
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 3:26-28
New Catholic Bible
26 His fame came to the attention of the king, and all the Gentiles talked about Judas and his battles.
27 Syria Readies the Repression.[a] When King Antiochus learned about these developments, he was infuriated, and he ordered the mobilization of all the forces of his kingdom, a very powerful army.[b] 28 He withdrew from his treasury enough money to provide his soldiers with a year’s pay in advance, and he ordered them to be prepared for action at a moment’s notice.
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- 1 Maccabees 3:27 The author certainly exaggerates the figures to indicate the importance of what is at stake and the courage of Judas. The parallel account in 2 Mac 8:8-11 is more toned down, while the Book of Judith evokes this event in the apocalyptic style (Jud 2).
- 1 Maccabees 3:27 It is natural for the author to have all the attention of Antiochus IV focus on Palestine. In reality, however, at that time he had to be seriously preoccupied with the situation in his far-off eastern provinces disturbed by disorders and threatened by the growing power of the Parthians.
