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2 Maccabees 8:10-12
Revised Standard Version
2 Maccabees 8:10-12
Revised Standard Version
10 Nica′nor determined to make up for the king the tribute due to the Romans, two thousand talents, by selling the captured Jews into slavery. 11 And he immediately sent to the cities on the seacoast, inviting them to buy Jewish slaves and promising to hand over ninety slaves for a talent, not expecting the judgment from the Almighty that was about to overtake him.
Preparation for Battle
12 Word came to Judas concerning Nica′nor’s invasion; and when he told his companions of the arrival of the army,
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