1 Maccabees 1:19-21
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19 The fortified cities in the land of Egypt were captured, and Antiochus plundered the land of Egypt.
Robbery of the Temple. 20 (A)After Antiochus had defeated Egypt in the one hundred and forty-third year,[a] he returned and went up against Israel and against Jerusalem with a strong force. 21 He insolently entered the sanctuary[b] and took away the golden altar, the lampstand for the light with all its utensils,
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- 1:20 Defeated Egypt in the one hundred and forty-third year: 169 B.C. No mention is made in 1 Maccabees of the second expedition to Egypt a year later, described in 2 Mc 5:1, 11; Dn 11:25, 29 records both.
- 1:21 Entered the sanctuary: to pay his soldiers, Antiochus seized the sacred vessels and the money deposited at the Temple (see 2 Mc 3:10–11).
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