1 And inthe hundred and sixties year Alexander Epiphanes, the son of Antiochus, went up and took possession of Ptolemais: and they received him, and he reigned there. 2 And king Demetrius heard thereof, and he gathered together exceeding great forces, and went forth to meet him in battle. 3 And Demetrius sent letters to […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
1 Maccabees 11
1 And the king of Egypt gathered together great forces, as the sand which is by the sea shore, and many ships, and sought to make himself master of Alexander’s kingdom by deceit, and to add it to his own kingdom. 2 And he went forth into Syria with words of peace, and they of […]
1 Maccabees 12
1 And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose men, and sent them to Rome, to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them. 2 And to the Spartans, and to other places, he sent letters after the same manner. 3 And they went to Rome, and entered into the […]
1 Maccabees 16
1 And John went up from Gazara, and told Simon his father what Cendebaeus was doing. 2 And Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them, I and my brethren and my father’s house have fought the battles of Israel from our youth, even to this day; and things have […]
Bel and the Dragon 1
1 AND king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom. 2 And Daniel lived with the king, and was honored above all his friends. 3 Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty […]
Susanna 1
1 THERE lived a man in Babylon, and his name was Joakim: 2 and he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helkias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. 3 Her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. 4 Now Joakim […]
Jeremy’s Letter 6
1 A copy of an epistle, which Jeremy sent to them which were to be led captives into Babylon by the king of the Babylonians, to certify them, as it was commanded him of God. 2 Because of the sins which you⌃ have committed before God, you⌃ shall be led away captives to Babylon by […]
Baruch 1
1 AND these are the words of the book, which Baruch the son of Nerias, the son of Maaseas, the son of Sedekias, the son of Asadias, the son of Helkias, wrote in Babylon, 2 in the fifth year,andin the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burned it […]
Baruch 2
1 Therefore the Lord has made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Judah, 2 to bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven,as it came to […]
Baruch 3
1 O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, the soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, cries to you. 2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for you are a merciful God: yes, have mercy upon us, because we have sinned before you. 3 For you sitas kingfor ever, and we perish evermore. 4 O Lord […]