2 Maccabees 11:3-5
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3 to levy tribute on the temple, as he did on the shrines of the other nations; and to put the high priesthood up for sale every year.(A) 4 He did not take God’s power into account at all, but felt exultant confidence in his myriads of foot soldiers, his thousands of cavalry, and his eighty elephants.(B) 5 So he invaded Judea, and when he reached Beth-zur, a fortified place about five stadia[a] from Jerusalem, launched a strong attack against it.
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- 11:5 Five stadia: one stadium is equal to about six hundred six feet. The actual distance to Beth-zur is about twenty miles.
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