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King Antiochus was going through the upper provinces when he heard that Elymais in Persia was a city famed for its wealth in silver and gold. (1 Maccabees 6, 1)
that they had torn down the abomination which he had erected upon the altar in Jerusalem; and that they had surrounded the sanctuary with high walls as before, and also Beth-zur, his city. (1 Maccabees 6, 7)
But now I remember the evils I did in Jerusalem. I seized all her vessels of silver and gold; and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judah without good reason. (1 Maccabees 6, 12)
When the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the hills were ablaze with them and gleamed like flaming torches. (1 Maccabees 6, 39)
Then the priests went in and stood before the altar and the temple, and they wept and said, (1 Maccabees 7, 36)
and what they had done in the land of Spain to get control of the silver and gold mines there, (1 Maccabees 8, 3)
So he went with pomp to Ptolemais and met the two kings; he gave them and their friends silver and gold and many gifts, and found favor with them. (1 Maccabees 10, 60)
for he went to the king at Ptolemais, taking silver and gold and clothing and numerous other gifts. And he won his favor. (1 Maccabees 11, 24)
And he sent him gold plate and a table service, and granted him the right to drink from gold cups and dress in purple and wear a gold buckle. (1 Maccabees 11, 58)
We have received the gold crown and the palm branch which you sent, and we are ready to make a general peace with you and to write to our officials to grant you release from tribute. (1 Maccabees 13, 37)
After this Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a large gold shield weighing a thousand minas, to confirm the alliance with the Romans. (1 Maccabees 14, 24)
and that he should be obeyed by all, and that all contracts in the country should be written in his name, and that he should be clothed in purple and wear gold. (1 Maccabees 14, 43)
