1 Maccabees 9:25
“Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lordes of the countrey.”
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1 Maccabees 9:25 Context
23¶ Now after the death of Iudas, the wicked began to put foorth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there rose vp all such as wrought iniquitie. 24In those dayes also was there a very great famine, by reason whereof the countrey reuolted, and went with them. 25Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lordes of the countrey. 26And they made enquirie & search for Iudas friends, and brought them vnto Bacchides, who tooke vengeance of them, and vsed them despitefully. 27So was there a great affliction in Israel, the like whereof was not since the time that a Prophet was not seene amongst them.
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Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country.
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