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1 Maccabees 7:6 | View Chapter | Context

And they accused the people to the king, saying, Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.

1 Maccabees 7:7 | View Chapter | Context

Now therefore send some man whom thou trustest, and let him go and see what havock he hath made among us, and in the king's land, and let him punish them with all them that aid them.

1 Maccabees 7:8 | View Chapter | Context

Then the king chose Bacchides, a friend of the king, who ruled beyond the flood, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king,

1 Maccabees 7:20 | View Chapter | Context

Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king.

1 Maccabees 7:25 | View Chapter | Context

On the other side, when Alcimus saw that Judas and his company had gotten the upper hand, and knew that he was not able to abide their force, he went again to the king, and said all the worst of them that he could.

1 Maccabees 7:26 | View Chapter | Context

Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that bare deadly hate unto Israel, with commandment to destroy the people.

1 Maccabees 7:33 | View Chapter | Context

After this went Nicanor up to mount Sion, and there came out of the sanctuary certain of the priests and certain of the elders of the people, to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered for the king.

1 Maccabees 7:41 | View Chapter | Context

O Lord, when they that were sent from the king of the Assyrians blasphemed, thine angel went out, and smote an hundred fourscore and five thousand of them.

1 Maccabees 8:5 | View Chapter | Context

Beside this, how they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the Citims, with others that lifted up themselves against them, and had overcome them:

1 Maccabees 8:6 | View Chapter | Context

How also Antiochus the great king of Asia, that came against them in battle, having an hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was discomfited by them;

1 Maccabees 8:8 | View Chapter | Context

And the country of India, and Media and Lydia and of the goodliest countries, which they took of him, and gave to king Eumenes:

1 Maccabees 9:57 | View Chapter | Context

Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judea was in rest two years.

1 Maccabees 10:2 | View Chapter | Context

Now when king Demetrius heard thereof, he gathered together an exceeding great host, and went forth against him to fight.

1 Maccabees 10:8 | View Chapter | Context

Who were sore afraid, when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an host.

1 Maccabees 10:15 | View Chapter | Context

Now when king Alexander had heard what promises Demetrius had sent unto Jonathan: when also it was told him of the battles and noble acts which he and his brethren had done, and of the pains that they had endured,

1 Maccabees 10:18 | View Chapter | Context

King Alexander to his brother Jonathan sendeth greeting:

1 Maccabees 10:20 | View Chapter | Context

Wherefore now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation, and to be called the king's friend; (and therewithal he sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold:) and require thee to take our part, and keep friendship with us.

1 Maccabees 10:25 | View Chapter | Context

He sent unto them therefore to this effect: King Demetrius unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting:

1 Maccabees 10:36 | View Chapter | Context

I will further, that there be enrolled among the king's forces about thirty thousand men of the Jews, unto whom pay shall be given, as belongeth to all king's forces.

1 Maccabees 10:37 | View Chapter | Context

And of them some shall be placed in the king's strong holds, of whom also some shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, which are of trust: and I will that their overseers and governors be of themselves, and that they live after their own laws, even as the king hath commanded in the land of Judea.

1 Maccabees 10:40 | View Chapter | Context

Moreover I give every year fifteen thousand shekels of silver out of the king's accounts from the places appertaining.

1 Maccabees 10:43 | View Chapter | Context

And whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem, or be within the liberties hereof, being indebted unto the king, or for any other matter, let them be at liberty, and all that they have in my realm.

1 Maccabees 10:44 | View Chapter | Context

For the building also and repairing of the works of the sanctuary expences shall be given of the king's accounts.

1 Maccabees 10:45 | View Chapter | Context

Yea, and for the building of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, expences shall be given out of the king's accounts, as also for the building of the walls in Judea.

1 Maccabees 10:48 | View Chapter | Context

Then gathered king Alexander great forces, and camped over against Demetrius.

1 Maccabees 10:51 | View Chapter | Context

Afterward Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect:

1 Maccabees 10:55 | View Chapter | Context

Then Ptolemee the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom.

1 Maccabees 10:58 | View Chapter | Context

Where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is.

1 Maccabees 10:59 | View Chapter | Context

Now king Alexander had written unto Jonathan, that he should come and meet him.

1 Maccabees 10:61 | View Chapter | Context

At that time certain pestilent fellows of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: but the king would not hear them.