1 Maccabees 14:31
“Their enemies purposed to inuade their countrey that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the Sanctuary.”
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1 Maccabees 14:31 Context
29Forsomuch as often times there haue bin warres in the countrey, wherin for the maintenance of their Sanctuarie, and the law, Simon the sonne of Mattathias of the posteritie of Iarib, together with his brethren, put themselues in ieopardie, and resisting the enemies of their nation, did their nation great honour. 30(For after that Ionathan hauing gathered his nation together, and bene their hie priest, was added to his people, 31Their enemies purposed to inuade their countrey that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the Sanctuary. 32At which time Simon rose vp, and fought for his nation, and spent much of his own substance, & armed the valiant men of his nation, & gaue them wages, 33And fortified the cities of Iudea, together with Bethsura that lieth vpon the borders of Iudea, where the armour of the enemies had bin before, but he set a garison of Iewes there.
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Their enemies prepared to invade their country, that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the sanctuary:
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