1 Maccabees 15:28
Good News Translation
Then Antiochus sent his trusted official Athenobius to negotiate with Simon. He told Simon, "You are occupying Joppa, Gezer, and the fort in Jerusalem, cities that belong to my kingdom.

New Revised Standard Version
He sent to him Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with him, saying, “You hold control of Joppa and Gazara and the citadel in Jerusalem; they are cities of my kingdom.

Contemporary English Version
Antiochus told his trusted friend Athenobius to meet with Simon and tell him: The towns of Joppa and Gazara and the fortress in Jerusalem are now under your control. But these places,

New American Bible
He sent Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with Simon and say: “You are occupying Joppa and Gazara and the citadel of Jerusalem; these are cities of my kingdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom:

1 Maccabees 15:26
And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture.

1 Maccabees 15:27
And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him.

1 Maccabees 15:29
Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom.

1 Maccabees 15:30
Now, therefore, deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea.

Context
1 Maccabees 15
27And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him. 28And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: 29Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom.…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 15:26
And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture.

1 Maccabees 15:27
And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him.

1 Maccabees 15:29
Their borders you have wasted, and you have made great havoc in the land, and have got the dominion of many places in my kingdom.

1 Maccabees 15:30
Now, therefore, deliver up the cities that you have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you have gotten the dominion without the borders of Judea.



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1 Maccabees 15:27
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