1 Maccabees 1:16
“Now when the kingdome was established, before Antiochus, hee thought to reigne ouer Egypt, that he might haue þe dominion of two realms:”
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1 Maccabees 1:16 Context
14Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Ierusalem, according to the customes of the heathen, 15And made themselues, vncircumcised, and forsooke the holy couenant, and ioyned themselues to the heathen, and were sold to doe mischiefe. 16Now when the kingdome was established, before Antiochus, hee thought to reigne ouer Egypt, that he might haue þe dominion of two realms: 17Wherefore he entred into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great nauie, 18And made warre against Ptolomee king of Egypt, but Ptolomee was afraide of him, and fled: and many were wounded to death.
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Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms.
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