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Let all feast days, sabbaths, new moon festivals, appointed days, and the three days that precede each feast day, and the three days that follow, be days of immunity and exemption for every Jew in my kingdom. (1 Maccabees 10, 34)
Let some of them be stationed in the king's principal strongholds, and of these let some be given positions of trust in the affairs of the kingdom. Let their superiors and their rulers be taken from among them, and let them follow their own laws, as the king has commanded in the land of Judah. (1 Maccabees 10, 37)
Whoever takes refuge in the temple of Jerusalem or in any of its precincts, because of money he owes the king, or because of any other debt, shall be released, together with all the goods he possesses in my kingdom. (1 Maccabees 10, 43)
The king of Egypt gathered his forces, as numerous as the sands of the seashore, and many ships; and he sought by deceit to take Alexander's kingdom and add it to his own. (1 Maccabees 11, 1)
He sent ambassadors to King Demetrius, saying: "Come, let us make a pact with each other; I will give you my daughter whom Alexander has married, and you shall reign over your father's kingdom. (1 Maccabees 11, 9)
His real reason for accusing Alexander, however, was that he coveted Alexander's kingdom. (1 Maccabees 11, 11)
The Jews thus gained glory in the eyes of the king and all his subjects, and they became renowned throughout his kingdom. Finally they returned to Jerusalem with much spoil. (1 Maccabees 11, 51)
Whereas certain villains have gained control of the kingdom of my ancestors, I intend to reclaim it, that I may restore it to its former state. I have recruited a large number of mercenary troops and equipped warships (1 Maccabees 15, 3)
When we recover our kingdom, we will greatly honor you and your nation and the temple, so that your glory will be manifest in all the earth." (1 Maccabees 15, 9)
He sent Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with Simon and say: "You are occupying Joppa and Gazara and the citadel of Jerusalem; these are cities of my kingdom. (1 Maccabees 15, 28)
In the reign of Demetrius, the year one hundred and sixty-nine, we Jews wrote to you during the trouble and violence that overtook us in those years after Jason and his followers had revolted against the holy land and the kingdom, (2 Maccabees 1, 7)
It is God who has saved all his people and has restored to all of them their heritage, the kingdom, the priesthood, and the sacred rites, (2 Maccabees 2, 17)