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1 Maccabees 14:2
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 14:2
New Catholic Bible
2 When Arsaces,[a] the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius had invaded his territory, he sent one of his generals to take him alive.
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- 1 Maccabees 14:2 Arsaces: Arsaces VI, also known as Mithridates I, the Parthian king (171–138 B.C.). The Greeks and Macedonians in Persia and Babylonia had appealed to Demetrius for help because the Parthians had taken over both countries.