1 Maccabees 1:3
“And went through to the ends of the earth, and tooke spoiles of many nations, insomuch, that the earth was quiet before him, whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted vp.”
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1 Maccabees 1:3 Context
1And it happened, after that Alexander sonne of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettum, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that hee reigned in his stead, the first ouer Greece, 2And made many wars, and wan many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 3And went through to the ends of the earth, and tooke spoiles of many nations, insomuch, that the earth was quiet before him, whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted vp. 4And he gathered a mighty strong hoste, and ruled ouer countries, and nations and kings, who became tributaries vnto him. 5And after these things he fell sicke, and perceiued that he should die.
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And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up.
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