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2 Maccabees 8:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Maccabees 8:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 Nicanor determined to make up for the king the tribute due to the Romans, two thousand talents, by selling the captured Jews into slavery.(A) 11 So he immediately sent to the towns on the seacoast, inviting them to buy Jewish slaves and promising to hand over ninety slaves for a talent, not expecting the judgment from the Almighty that was about to overtake him.(B)
Preparation for Battle
12 Word came to Judas concerning Nicanor’s invasion, and when he told his companions of the arrival of the army,(C)
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