1 Maccabees 9:10
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10 But Judas said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing as to flee from them. If our time has come, let us die bravely for our kindred and leave no cause to question our honor.”(A)
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1 Maccabees 2:1
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Mattathias and His Sons
2 In those days Mattathias son of John son of Simeon, a priest of the clan of Joarib, moved from Jerusalem and settled in Modein.(A)
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1 Maccabees 2:3
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3 Simon called Thassi,(A)
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1 Maccabees 2:5
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5 Eleazar called Avaran, and Jonathan called Apphus.(A)
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1 Maccabees 10:74
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74 When Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, his spirit was aroused. He chose ten thousand men and set out from Jerusalem, and his brother Simon met him to help him.(A)
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1 Maccabees 11:57
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57 Then the young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, “I confirm you in the high priesthood and set you over the four districts and make you one of the king’s Friends.”(A)
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1 Maccabees 11:59
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59 He appointed Jonathan’s[a] brother Simon governor from the Ladder of Tyre to the borders of Egypt.(A)
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