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1 Maccabees 10:19-21
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 10:19-21
Common English Bible
19 We have heard about you—that you are a mighty warrior and worthy to be our friend. 20 So we have appointed you today to be the high priest of your nation. You are to be named the king’s political advisor.[a] You should take our side and keep friendship with us.
He sent also a purple robe and a gold crown.
21 So Jonathan put on the sacred garments in the seventh month of the year 160[b] at the Festival of Booths. He recruited troops and equipped them with abundant weapons.
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- 1 Maccabees 10:20 Or Friend
- 1 Maccabees 10:21 September–October, Tishrei, 152 BCE
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