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1 Maccabees 1:27-29
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 1:27-29
Common English Bible
27 Every bridegroom was saddened,
and intended brides sat
mourning in their chambers.
28 Even the land shook for its people,
and all of Jacob’s house
was clothed with shame.
Occupation of Jerusalem
29 Two years later,[a] to collect tribute from the Judean cities, King Antiochus sent his chief officer, who came to Jerusalem with a large army.
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- 1 Maccabees 1:29 167 BCE
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