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He thus committed a great act of treachery and rendered evil for good. (1 Maccabees 16, 17)
Ptolemy wrote a report of the affair and sent it to the king, in the expectation of being sent reinforcements and of having the cities and the province made over to him. (1 Maccabees 16, 18)
He also sent people to Gezer to murder John, and sent written orders to the military commanders to come to him so that he could give them silver, gold and presents; (1 Maccabees 16, 19)
But someone had been too quick for him and had already informed John in Gezer that his father and brothers had perished, adding, 'He is sending someone to kill you too!' (1 Maccabees 16, 21)
Overcome as John was by the news, he arrested the men who had come to kill him and put them to death, being forewarned of their murderous design. (1 Maccabees 16, 22)
The rest of John's acts, the battles he fought and the exploits he performed, the city walls he built, and all his other achievements, (1 Maccabees 16, 23)
from the day he succeeded his father as high priest, are recorded in the annals of his pontificate. (1 Maccabees 16, 24)
May he give you all a heart to worship him and to do his will with a generous mind and a willing spirit. (2 Maccabees 1, 3)
Such is our prayer for you. (2 Maccabees 1, 6)
burning down the Temple gateway and shedding innocent blood, we prayed to the Lord and were then heard. And we then offered a sacrifice, with wheat-flour, we lit the lamps and we set out the loaves." (2 Maccabees 1, 8)
'The people of Jerusalem and of Judaea, the senate and Judas, to Aristobulus, tutor to King Ptolemy and one of the family of the anointed priests, and to the Jews in Egypt, greetings and good health. (2 Maccabees 1, 10)
'Since we have been rescued by God from great danger, we give him great thanks for championing our cause against the king, (2 Maccabees 1, 11)
