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of himself taking silver and gold, clothing and numerous other presents, and going to Ptolemais to face the king, whose favour he succeeded in winning; (1 Maccabees 11, 24)
But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon had succeeded him as high priest and was master of the country and the cities in it, (1 Maccabees 14, 17)
from the day he succeeded his father as high priest, are recorded in the annals of his pontificate. (1 Maccabees 16, 24)
When Seleucus had departed this life and Antiochus styled Epiphanes had succeeded to the kingdom, Jason, brother of Onias, usurped the high priesthood: (2 Maccabees 4, 7)
Menelaus then had a quiet word with Andronicus, urging him to get rid of Onias. Andronicus sought out Onias and, resorting to the trick of offering him his right hand on oath, succeeded in persuading him, despite the latter's lingering suspicions, to leave sanctuary; whereupon, in defiance of all justice, he immediately put him to death. (2 Maccabees 4, 34)
A wise son succeeded him, who lived content, thanks to him. (Ecclesiasticus 47, 12)
One day when he was worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped into the territory of Ararat. His son Esarhaddon succeeded him. (Isaiah 37, 38)
For this is what Yahweh has said about Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded Josiah his father and was forced to leave this place, 'He will never come back to it (Jeremiah 22, 11)
When King Astyages joined his ancestors, Cyrus of Persia succeeded him. (Daniel 14, 1)
But when he learnt that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as ruler of Judaea he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the region of Galilee. (Matthew 2, 22)
When the town clerk eventually succeeded in calming the crowd, he said, 'Citizens of Ephesus! Is there anybody who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of great Diana and of her statue that fell from heaven? (Acts 19, 35)
When two years came to an end, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus and, being anxious to gain favour with the Jews, Felix left Paul in custody. (Acts 24, 27)