OLD TESTAMENT

1 Maccabees 13:1

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Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a mighty army to come into the land of Judah and destroy it utterly.

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Verse 1. Simon, the fourth high priest and prince of his family, who was judged by his father to be the most prudent. Calmet. 2:65. He endeavoured to defend the nation. Worthington.

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