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The historical books of the Old Testament recount the fortunes of the people of Israel beginning with the conquest of the Promised Land. The First Book of Chronicles gives the background of the chosen people of God and of the families that made up the 12 tribes; it records, too, the career of David. Second Chronicles begins with Solomon in all his glory and ends with Israel’s ignominious...

agrees with that in 2 Maccabees 9:1–29 only in a very general way. First Maccabees says that Elymais was a city, whereas it was a region in Persia (Elam) where the capital, Susa, was located. The king dies as a result of depression caused by reports of the Jewish victories, and he acknowledges that he has acted wrongly towards the Jews; but, he does not go so far as to invoke the God of Israel (as 2 Maccabees says he did). Second Maccabees, moreover, describes him as suffering a most awful death
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