Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Demetrius reappointed Apollonius governor of Greater Syria. Apollonius raised a large army, set up camp near Jamnia, and sent the following message to Jonathan the High Priest: New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan, the high priest, 1 Maccabees 10:67In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers. 1 Maccabees 10:68 And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. 1 Maccabees 10:70 Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains. 1 Maccabees 10:71 Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war. Context 1 Maccabees 10…68And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. 69And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan, the high priest, 70Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 10:67 In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers. 1 Maccabees 10:68 And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. 1 Maccabees 10:70 Saying: Thou alone standest against us, and I am laughed at and reproached, because thou shewest thy power against us in the mountains. 1 Maccabees 10:71 Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war. |