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34 The king’s friends one by one sullenly slipped away and dismissed[a] the assembled people, each to his own occupation. 35 Then the Jews, upon hearing what the king had said, praised the manifest Lord God, King of kings, since this also was his aid which they had received.

36 The king, however, reconvened the party in the same manner and urged the guests to return to their celebrating.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 Maccabees 5:34 Other ancient authorities read he dismissed

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