1 Maccabees 6:23
“We haue beene willing to serue thy father, and to doe as he would haue vs, and to obey his commandements.”
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1 Maccabees 6:23 Context
21Howbeit certaine of them that were besieged got forth, vnto whom some vngodly men of Israel ioyned themselues. 22And they went vnto the king and said, How long will it be ere thou execute iudgement, and auenge our brethren? 23We haue beene willing to serue thy father, and to doe as he would haue vs, and to obey his commandements. 24For which cause they of our nation besiege the towre, and are alienated from vs: Moreouer as many of vs as they could light on, they slew, and spoiled our inheritance. 25Neither haue they stretched out their hand against vs only, but also against all their borders.
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We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his commandments;
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