OLD TESTAMENT

1 Maccabees 5:67

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In that day certain priests, desiring to do exploits there, were slain in battle, when they went out to battle unadvisedly.

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Verse 67. Desiring. They were only too brave. This quality was not incompatible with the priesthood. Greek Alex. has, “while he (Judas) was desiring,” and so forth Others have, “priests of the cities, while they,” and so forth The Rom. edit. agrees with us, ( Calmet.) and Grabe prints accordingly. Bible.

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