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1 Maccabees 16:16-18
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 16:16-18
Common English Bible
16 When Simon and his sons became drunk, Ptolemy and his men took their weapons. They rushed forward against Simon, and killed him and his two sons in the banquet hall, as well as some of his servants. 17 So he committed an act of great treachery, returning evil for good.
John succeeds Simon
18 Ptolemy wrote a report about these matters and sent it to the king. He asked him to send troops to aid him and to turn over the towns and country to him.
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