1 Maccabees

Old Testament · 16 chapters · 924 verses

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• 1 Maccabees 1 · 64 versesAnd it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had struck Darius king of the Persians and…
• 1 Maccabees 2 · 70 versesIn those days arose Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and lived in Modin.
• 1 Maccabees 3 · 60 versesThen his son Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his stead.
• 1 Maccabees 4 · 61 versesThen took Gorgias five thousand footmen, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night;
• 1 Maccabees 5 · 68 versesNow when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased them very much.
• 1 Maccabees 6 · 63 versesAbout that time king Antiochus travelling through the high countries heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly renowned for…
• 1 Maccabees 7 · 50 versesIn the hundred and one and fifties year Demetrius the son of Seleucus departed from Rome, and came up with a few men to a city of the sea coast, and…
• 1 Maccabees 8 · 32 versesNow Judas had heard of the fame of the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined themselves to…
• 1 Maccabees 9 · 73 versesFurthermore, when Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second…
• 1 Maccabees 10 · 89 versesIn the hundred and sixties year Alexander, the son of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, went up and took Ptolemais: for the people had received him, by…
• 1 Maccabees 11 · 74 versesAnd the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lies upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to…
• 1 Maccabees 12 · 53 versesNow when Jonathan saw that time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with…
• 1 Maccabees 13 · 53 versesNow when Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea, and destroy it,
• 1 Maccabees 14 · 49 versesNow in the hundred threescore and twelfth year king Demetrius gathered his forces together, and went into Media to get him help to fight against…
• 1 Maccabees 15 · 41 versesMoreover Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest and prince of the Jews, and to all the people;
• 1 Maccabees 16 · 24 versesThen came up John from Gazera, and told Simon his father what Cendebeus had done.