Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And all the wicked held a council, saying: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease and without fear: now, therefore, let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night. 1 Maccabees 9:56And Alcimus died at that time in great torment. 1 Maccabees 9:57 And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. 1 Maccabees 9:59 So they went, and gave him counsel. 1 Maccabees 9:60 And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea to seize upon Jonathan, and them that were with him: but they could not, for their design was known to them. Context 1 Maccabees 9…57And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. 58And all the wicked held a council, saying: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease and without fear: now, therefore, let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night. 59So they went, and gave him counsel.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 9:56 And Alcimus died at that time in great torment. 1 Maccabees 9:57 And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. 1 Maccabees 9:59 So they went, and gave him counsel. 1 Maccabees 9:60 And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea to seize upon Jonathan, and them that were with him: but they could not, for their design was known to them. |
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