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1 Maccabees 1:3-6 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

3. And he passed through even to the ends of the earth. And he received the spoils of many nations. And the earth was silenced in his sight.

4. And he gathered together power, and an exceedingly strong army. And he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up.

5. And he captured the regions of nations and of sovereign leaders, and they became tributaries to him.

6. And after these things, he fell down on his bed, and he knew that he would die.

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