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2 Maccabees 1:12–14

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12for he drove out those who fought against the holy city.* 13When the leader reached Persia with a force that seemed irresistible, they were cut to pieces in the temple of Nanea by a deception employed by the priests of the goddessc Nanea.* 14On the pretext of intending to marry her, Antiochus came to the place together with his Friends, to secure most of its treasures as a dowry.*

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Footnotes

  1. cGk lacks the goddess

Cross references

  1. *2 Macc 3:1
  2. *1 Macc 6:1–4; 2 Macc 9:2
  3. *1 Macc 1:10; 2 Macc 8:9