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2 Maccabees 4:3-5
Common English Bible
2 Maccabees 4:3-5
Common English Bible
3 His hatred was so intense that one of Simon’s men had even attempted to commit murders. 4 Seeing the danger of the dispute—including how Menestheus’ son Apollonius, the governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, encouraged Simon’s evil— 5 Onias went to the king not to accuse his fellow citizens but to safeguard the public and private welfare of the people.
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