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1 Maccabees 7:33-35
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 7:33-35
Common English Bible
Nicanor threatens the temple
33 After these events, Nicanor went up to Mount Zion. Some priests from the sanctuary and some of the elders of the people came out to greet him peacefully. They pointed out to him the entirely burned offering that was being offered on behalf of the king. 34 But he mocked, ridiculed, and defiled them, and spoke in an arrogant way. 35 Angrily, he swore, “Unless Judas and his army are handed over to me this time, I will burn down this house if I return safely in the future.” And he departed in great fury.
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