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1 Maccabees 11:13-16 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

13. Then Ptolemy entered Antioch and assumed the crown of Syria; so he wore both the crown of Egypt and the crown of Syria.

14. King Alexander was in Cilicia at the time because the people of that region were in a state of rebellion.

15. But when he heard what Ptolemy had done, he moved to attack him. Ptolemy met him with a large force and won a decisive victory.

16. While Ptolemy reached the peak of his power, Alexander fled to Arabia to find protection,

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