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But Lysias took the platform, defended the treaty as well as he could and won them over by persuasion. After calming them and gaining their good will, he returned to Antioch. That is how the king's attack and withdrawal went. (2 Maccabees 13, 26)
So he went to King Demetrius in the year one hundred and fifty-one and presented him with a gold crown and a palm branch, as well as some of the customary olive branches from the temple. On that occasion he kept quiet. (2 Maccabees 14, 4)
first, out of my genuine concern for the king's interests, and secondly, out of consideration for my own countrymen, since our entire nation is suffering great affliction from the unreasonable conduct of the people just mentioned. (2 Maccabees 14, 8)
When you have informed yourself in detail on these matters, O king, act in the interest of our country and its hard-pressed people with the same gracious consideration that you show toward all. (2 Maccabees 14, 9)
The king immediately chose Nicanor, who had been in command of the elephants, and appointed him governor of Judea. He sent him off (2 Maccabees 14, 12)
Stirred up by the villain's calumnies, the king became enraged. He wrote to Nicanor, stating that he was displeased with the treaty, and ordering him to send Maccabeus as a prisoner to Antioch without delay. (2 Maccabees 14, 27)
However, there was no way of opposing the king, so he watched for an opportunity to carry out this order by a stratagem. (2 Maccabees 14, 29)
he said, "I, on my part, am ruler on earth, and my orders are that you take up arms and carry out the king's business." Nevertheless he did not succeed in carrying out his cruel plan. (2 Maccabees 15, 5)
He prayed to him thus: "You, O LORD, sent your angel in the days of King Hezekiah of Judea, and he slew a hundred and eighty-five thousand men of Sennacherib's army. (2 Maccabees 15, 22)
The Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel: (Proverbs 1, 1)
In many subjects lies the glory of the king; but if his people are few, it is the prince's ruin. (Proverbs 14, 28)
The king favors the intelligent servant, but the worthless one incurs his wrath. (Proverbs 14, 35)
