1 Maccabees 11:1
Good News Translation
King Ptolemy the Sixth of Egypt assembled an army of soldiers more numerous than the grains of sand along the seashore, and he also gathered a great fleet of ships. He intended to trap Alexander, take his kingdom, and add it to his own,

New Revised Standard Version
Then the king of Egypt gathered great forces, like the sand by the seashore, and many ships; and he tried to get possession of Alexander’s kingdom by trickery and add it to his own kingdom.

Contemporary English Version
King Ptolemy the Sixth of Egypt got together more ships and soldiers than anyone could count. Then he made a secret plan to take over the kingdom of his son-in-law Alexander.

New American Bible
Then the king of Egypt gathered 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom.

1 Maccabees 10:88
And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more.

1 Maccabees 10:89
And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the borders thereof, in possession.

1 Maccabees 11:2
And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.

1 Maccabees 11:3
Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city.

Context
1 Maccabees 11
1And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom. 2And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 10:88
And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more.

1 Maccabees 10:89
And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the borders thereof, in possession.

1 Maccabees 11:2
And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.

1 Maccabees 11:3
Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city.



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1 Maccabees 10:89
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