Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation From the Greek islands Antiochus son of King Demetrius wrote the following letter to Simon the High Priest and governor of the Jews and to the whole nation: New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people: 1 Maccabees 14:48And they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary, in a conspicuous place: 1 Maccabees 14:49 And that a copy thereof should be put in the treasury, that Simon, and his sons, may have it. 1 Maccabees 15:2 And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. 1 Maccabees 15:3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate; and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war. Context 1 Maccabees 15… 1And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people: 2And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 14:48 And they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary, in a conspicuous place: 1 Maccabees 14:49 And that a copy thereof should be put in the treasury, that Simon, and his sons, may have it. 1 Maccabees 15:2 And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. 1 Maccabees 15:3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate; and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war. |