Treasury of Scripture Knowledge God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God: 1 Maccabees 2:19Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments: 1 Maccabees 2:20 I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers. 1 Maccabees 2:22 We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way. 1 Maccabees 2:23 Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment. Context 1 Maccabees 2…20I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers. 21God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God: 22We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 2:19 Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments: 1 Maccabees 2:20 I and my sons, and my brethren will obey the law of our fathers. 1 Maccabees 2:22 We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way. 1 Maccabees 2:23 Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment. |
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