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2 Maccabees 1:12-14
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
2 Maccabees 1:12-14
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
12 for he drove out those who fought against the holy city. 13 When the leader reached Persia with a force that seemed irresistible, they were cut to pieces in the temple of Nanea by a deception employed by the priests of the goddess[a] Nanea. 14 On the pretext of intending to marry her, Antiochus came to the place together with his Friends, to secure most of its treasures as a dowry.
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- 2 Maccabees 1:13 Gk lacks the goddess
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