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1 Maccabees 10:59-61
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 10:59-61
New Catholic Bible
59 Jonathan Is Named Governor.[a] King Alexander then wrote to Jonathan, asking him to come and meet him. 60 Jonathan went amidst great pomp to Ptolemais, where he met the two kings. He presented them and their Friends with silver and gold and many gifts and thus won their favor. 61 Some troublemaking renegades from Israel united themselves in opposition to him, but the king paid no heed to them.
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- 1 Maccabees 10:59 Received with royal honors, the Hasmonean sees his civil and military powers confirmed. Already high priest, he can manage sword and thurible. This means going beyond the religious tradition of Israel and embarking on a perilous way that will render unpopular the Maccabean dynasty, in which the Herodian kings will insert themselves.
