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They had even defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Syria, who had attacked them with 120 elephants, cavalry, chariots, and a powerful army. They took him alive and forced him and his successors to pay heavy taxes, to give hostages, and to surrender India, Media, Lydia, and some of their best lands. They took these and gave them to King Eumenes.[a]

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  1. 1 Maccabees 8:8 king eumenes: This is King Eumenes II, king of Pergamum from 197–158 B.C.

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