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19 I have heard that you are a brave man who has earned the right to be a friend of the king. 20 I have this day appointed you as High Priest of your nation and conferred upon you the title of

Friend of the King. You are to be our ally and give us your support.

He also sent him a royal robe and a gold crown.21 Jonathan put on the robes of the High Priest in the seventh month of the year 160[a] at the Festival of Shelters. He raised an army and stored up a large supply of weapons.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Maccabees 10:21 the year 160: This corresponds to 152 B.C.

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