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1 Maccabees 13:52-53
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 13:52-53
Common English Bible
52 Simon declared that they should celebrate this day annually with rejoicing. He strengthened the defenses of the temple hill alongside the elevated fortress, and he and his soldiers lived there. 53 Simon saw that his son John had become a man, and so he made him commander of all the forces. And John lived at Gazara.
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