1 Maccabees 14:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 Homage Rendered to Simon. When the people heard an account of these events, they said, “How can we possibly thank Simon and his sons? 26 He and his brothers and the house of his father have stood firm and repulsed the enemies of Israel, ensuring the nation’s freedom.” Therefore, they engraved an inscription on bronze tablets and affixed them to pillars on Mount Zion. 27 [a]The following is a copy of the inscription:
“On the eighteenth day of Elul,[b] in the year one hundred and seventy-two, the third year of the high priesthood of Simon, Read full chapter
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