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1 Maccabees 9:55-57
Revised Standard Version
1 Maccabees 9:55-57
Revised Standard Version
55 But he only began to tear it down, for at that time Al′cimus was stricken and his work was hindered; his mouth was stopped and he was paralyzed, so that he could no longer say a word or give commands concerning his house. 56 And Al′cimus died at that time in great agony. 57 When Bac′chides saw that Al′cimus was dead, he returned to the king, and the land of Judah had rest for two years.
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