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2 Maccabees 15:4-6
Good News Translation
2 Maccabees 15:4-6
Good News Translation
4 And the Jews replied,
Yes; the living Lord, who rules in heaven, commanded us to honor the Sabbath.
5 But Nicanor answered,
I am the ruler on earth, and I order you to take up your weapons and to do what the king commands. However, he did not succeed in carrying out his cruel plan.
Judas Prepares His Troops for Battle
6 In his arrogance Nicanor had boasted that he would set up a monument in honor of his victory over Judas.
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