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28 This was the act of God who rules over all things, for he had implanted in the king’s mind a forgetfulness of the things he had previously devised. 29 Then Hermon and all the king’s Friends[a] pointed out that the animals and the armed forces were ready, ‘O king, according to your eager purpose.’[b] 30 But at these words he was filled with an overpowering wrath, because by the providence of God his whole mind had been deranged concerning these matters; and with a threatening look he said,

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  1. 3 Maccabees 5:29 Gk all the Friends
  2. 3 Maccabees 5:29 Other ancient authorities read pointed to the beasts and the armed forces, saying, ‘They are ready, O king, according to your eager purpose.’

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