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King Demetrius, to Lasthenes, his good father, greeting. (1 Maccabees 11, 32)
Much persuasion he used with him, to let Antiochus return to his father’s throne; much told him of Demetrius, and how the soldiers were disaffected against him.Time passed, and Tryphon was in Arabia still. (1 Maccabees 11, 40)
And thus, to put heart into them, he spoke: Need is none to tell you what battles we have fought, what dangers endured, I and my brethren and all my father’s kin, law and sanctuary to defend. (1 Maccabees 13, 3)
Over the graves of his father and his brethren Simon raised a towering monument, of dressed stone behind and before; (1 Maccabees 13, 27)
then, with father and mother and his four brethren in mind, he built seven pyramids, in rows; (1 Maccabees 13, 28)
there was a high assembly held at Saramel✻ of priests and people, clan-chiefs and elders of the whole nation, that had before them these considerations following. All through the long wars of our country, (1 Maccabees 14, 28)
Simon and his brethren, sons of Mattathias, of Jarib’s clan, put their lives in peril, and fought for law and sanctuary against the common enemy, much glory winning for their own nation. (1 Maccabees 14, 29)
Now turn we to Demetrius’ other son, Antiochus.✻ He it was directed a letter, from the islands over sea, to Simon, high priest and ruler of the Jews, and to the whole nation; (1 Maccabees 15, 1)
It was not long before John came up from Gazara, to tell his father Simon how ill Cendebaeus was using their fellow-countrymen. (1 Maccabees 16, 1)
And at that, Simon must have his two elder sons present, Judas and John both, and made the command over to them. Still young we were, he said, I and my brothers and my father’s kin, when we began that war on Israel’s enemies which is being fought yet; under our banners once and again came victory, and the day was saved for Israel. (1 Maccabees 16, 2)
and with these, when Simon and his sons had drunk deep, he took arms, broke into the banqueting-chamber, and slew both father and sons, with certain of their retinue. (1 Maccabees 16, 16)
But too late; a messenger had reached John at Gazara, telling him his father and brothers were dead, and himself too marked down for slaughter; (1 Maccabees 16, 21)
