Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now Ptolemee, the son of Abobus, was appointed captain in the plain of Jericho, and he had abundance of silver and gold. 1 Maccabees 16:9At that time, Judas, John's brother, was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built: 1 Maccabees 16:10 And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace. 1 Maccabees 16:12 For he was son in law of the high priest. 1 Maccabees 16:13 And his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed treachery against Simon and his sons, to destroy them. Context 1 Maccabees 16…10And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace. 11Now Ptolemee, the son of Abobus, was appointed captain in the plain of Jericho, and he had abundance of silver and gold. 12For he was son in law of the high priest.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 16:9 At that time, Judas, John's brother, was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built: 1 Maccabees 16:10 And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace. 1 Maccabees 16:12 For he was son in law of the high priest. 1 Maccabees 16:13 And his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed treachery against Simon and his sons, to destroy them. |