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1 Maccabees 1:27-29
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27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation,
    while the bride sitting in her chamber mourned,
28 And the land quaked on account of its inhabitants,
    and all the house of Jacob was clothed with shame.

Attack and Occupation. 29 (A)Two years later, the king sent the Mysian commander[a] to the cities of Judah, and he came to Jerusalem with a strong force.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:29 Mysian commander: in 2 Mc 5:24 he is identified as “Apollonius, commander of the Mysians” (mercenaries from Asia Minor). The Greek text of 1 Mc 1:29 (“chief collector of tribute”) reflects a misreading of the Hebrew original.
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