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2 Maccabees 11:1-3
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 11:1-3
Good News Translation
Judas Maccabeus Defeats Lysias(A)
11 Not long after Timothy was defeated, Lysias, the King's guardian and relative, and head of the government, heard what had happened. He became angry 2 and led 80,000 infantry and all his cavalry against the Jews with the intention of turning Jerusalem into a Greek city. 3 The Temple would be taxed, as were all Gentile places of worship, and the office of High Priest would be up for sale each year.
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