![]() He became king in the one hundred and thirty-seventh year * of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 a After Alexander the Macedonian, Philip’s son, who came from the land of Kittim, * had defeated Darius, king of the Persians and Medes, he became king in his place, having first ruled in Greece.ĢHe fought many battles, captured fortresses, and put the kings of the earth to death.ģHe advanced to the ends of the earth, gathering plunder from many nations the earth fell silent before him, and his heart became proud and arrogant.ĤHe collected a very strong army and won dominion over provinces, nations, and rulers, and they paid him tribute.ĥBut after all this he took to his bed, realizing that he was going to die.ĦSo he summoned his noblest officers, who had been brought up with him from his youth, and divided his kingdom among them while he was still alive.ħAlexander had reigned twelve years * when he died.ĨSo his officers took over his kingdom, each in his own territory,ĩand after his death they all put on diadems, * and so did their sons after them for many years, multiplying evils on the earth.ġ0There sprang from these a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes, son of King Antiochus, once a hostage at Rome.
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