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• "Since your brother Judas died, there has been no one like him to oppose our enemies, Bacchides and those who are hostile to our nation. (1 Maccabees 9, 29)

• since he will remember all the wrongs we have done to him, his brothers, and his nation." (1 Maccabees 10, 5)

• We have therefore appointed you today to be high priest of your nation; you are to be called the King's Friend, and you are to look after our interests and preserve amity with us." He also sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold. (1 Maccabees 10, 20)

• So he sent them this message: "King Demetrius sends greetings to the Jewish nation. (1 Maccabees 10, 25)

• Some transgressors of the law, enemies of their own nation, went to the king and informed him that Jonathan was besieging the citadel. (1 Maccabees 11, 21)

• Although some impious men of his own nation brought charges against him, (1 Maccabees 11, 25)

• "King Demetrius sends greetings to his brother Jonathan and to the Jewish nation. (1 Maccabees 11, 30)

• Because of the good will they show us, we have decided to bestow benefits on the Jewish nation, who are our friends and who observe their obligations to us. (1 Maccabees 11, 33)

• Demetrius, in turn, sent this word to Jonathan: "I will not only do this for you and your nation, but I will greatly honor you and your nation when I find the opportunity. (1 Maccabees 11, 42)

• "Jonathan the high priest, the senate of the nation, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people send greetings to their brothers the Spartans. (1 Maccabees 12, 6)

• Rather will I avenge my nation and the sanctuary, as well as your wives and children, for all the nations out of hatred have united to destroy us." (1 Maccabees 13, 6)

• The land was at rest all the days of Simon, who sought the good of his nation. His people were delighted with his power and his magnificence throughout his reign. (1 Maccabees 14, 4)