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• A terrible oppression began in Israel; there had been nothing like it since the disappearance of prophecy among them. (1 Maccabees 9, 27)

• and stationed a garrison in each of them to harass Israel. (1 Maccabees 9, 51)

• The sword no longer hung over Israel, and Jonathan settled in Michmash, where he began to judge the people and to rid Israel of the godless. (1 Maccabees 9, 73)

• When Jonathan and the people heard these proposals, they put no faith in them and refused to accept them, remembering what great wrongs Demetrius had done to Israel and how cruelly he had oppressed them. (1 Maccabees 10, 46)

• The two kings met in battle. Alexander's army was routed, and Demetrius pursued him and defeated his troops. (1 Maccabees 10, 49)

• King Alexander went to meet him, and Ptolemy gave him the hand of his daughter Cleopatra and celebrated her wedding in Ptolemais with great magnificence, as kings do. (1 Maccabees 10, 58)

• Jonathan made his way in state to Ptolemais and met the two kings; he gave them and their friends silver and gold, and many gifts, and made a favourable impression on them. (1 Maccabees 10, 60)

• A number of scoundrels, the pest of Israel, combined to denounce him, but the king paid no attention to them. (1 Maccabees 10, 61)

• When Jonathan heard this, he gave orders for the siege to continue; he then selected a deputation from the elders of Israel and the priests, and took the deliberate risk (1 Maccabees 11, 23)

• Jonathan, meanwhile, sent to ask King Demetrius to withdraw the garrisons from the Citadel in Jerusalem and from the other fortresses, since they were constantly fighting Israel. (1 Maccabees 11, 41)

• 'In the past, a letter was sent to Onias, the high priest, from Areios, one of your kings, stating that you are indeed our brothers, as the copy subjoined attests. (1 Maccabees 12, 7)

• 'We ourselves, however, have had many trials and many wars, the neighbouring kings making war on us. (1 Maccabees 12, 13)