Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at
Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year
of the kingdom of the Greeks.

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In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who
persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the
heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them
we have had much sorrow.

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So this device pleased them well.

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Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they
went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the
ordinances of the heathen:

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Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem
according to the customs of the heathen:

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And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy
covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to
do mischief.

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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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Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with
chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy,

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And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was
afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.

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Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he
took the spoils thereof.

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And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again
in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel
and Jerusalem with a great multitude,

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And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the
golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels
thereof,

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And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and
the vials, and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown,
and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which
he pulled off.

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He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious
vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found.

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And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land,
having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly.

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Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every
place where they were;

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So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young
men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed.

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Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in t