1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| II Maccabees 11:1 | A short time after this *Lysias, the king's lieutenant, and cousin, and who had chief charge over all the affairs, being greatly displeased with what had happened, | Year of the World 3841, Year before Christ 163. Cousin. He was of the blood royal and governor, (ver. 22., and 1 Machabees 11:18.) having supplanted Philip. (Calmet) --- Lysias had been vanquished already, 1 Machabees 4:28. (Worthington) (Calmet) |