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1 Maccabees 9:53-55
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Maccabees 9:53-55
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
53 And he took the sons of the leading men of the land as hostages and put them under guard in the citadel at Jerusalem.(A)
54 In the one hundred and fifty-third year, in the second month, Alcimus gave orders to tear down the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary. He tore down the work of the prophets!(B) 55 But he only began to tear it down, for at that time Alcimus was stricken, and his work was hindered; his mouth was stopped, and he was paralyzed, so that he could no longer say a word or give commands concerning his house.
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