OLD TESTAMENT

2 Maccabees 5:23

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and at Gerizim, Andronicus; and besides these, Menelaus, who worse than all the rest, exalted himself against his fellow citizens. Having a malicious mind toward the Jews whom he had made his citizens,

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Verse 23. Garizim, or the country of Samaria, over which Andronicus alone was governor.—Who bore. Greek and Syr. read in the singular, as this regards Menelaus.

EXPLANATION

Some authorities read toward the Jews, he sent. The Greek text of this sentence is uncertain.

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Compare 2 Maccabees 4:9, 19; 9:19.

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