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Few men were left in the sanctuary, because famine had prevailed over the rest and they had been scattered, each to his own place. (1 Maccabees 6, 54)
had returned from Persia and Media with the forces that had gone with the king, and that he was trying to seize control of the government. (1 Maccabees 6, 56)
So the king chose Bacchides, one of the king's friends, governor of the province Beyond the River; he was a great man in the kingdom and was faithful to the king. (1 Maccabees 7, 8)
and in anger he swore this oath, "Unless Judas and his army are delivered into my hands this time, then if I return safely I will burn up this house." And he went out in great anger. (1 Maccabees 7, 35)
Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they were very strong and were well-disposed toward all who made an alliance with them, that they pledged friendship to those who came to them, (1 Maccabees 8, 1)
and that they were very strong. Men told him of their wars and of the brave deeds which they were doing among the Gauls, how they had defeated them and forced them to pay tribute, (1 Maccabees 8, 2)
and what they had done in the land of Spain to get control of the silver and gold mines there, (1 Maccabees 8, 3)
and how they had gained control of the whole region by their planning and patience, even though the place was far distant from them. They also subdued the kings who came against them from the ends of the earth, until they crushed them and inflicted great disaster upon them; the rest paid them tribute every year. (1 Maccabees 8, 4)
They also defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Asia, who went to fight against them with a hundred and twenty elephants and with cavalry and chariots and a very large army. He was crushed by them; (1 Maccabees 8, 6)
The remaining kingdoms and islands, as many as ever opposed them, they destroyed and enslaved; (1 Maccabees 8, 11)
but they have built for themselves a senate chamber, and every day three hundred and twenty senators constantly deliberate concerning the people, to govern them well. (1 Maccabees 8, 15)
They trust one man each year to rule over them and to control all their land; they all heed the one man, and there is no envy or jealousy among them. (1 Maccabees 8, 16)
