Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

1 Maccabees

16 chapters

Chapters

1 Maccabees 1

Now it came to pass, after that Alexander the son of Philip the Macedonian, who first reigned in Greece, coming out of the land of Cethim, had overthrown Darius king of the Persians and Medes:

1 Maccabees 2

In those days arose Mathathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and he abode in the mountain of Modin.

1 Maccabees 3

Then his son Judas, called Machabeus, rose up in his stead.

1 Maccabees 4

Then Gorgias took five thousand men, and a thousand of the best horsemen: and they removed out of the camp by night.

1 Maccabees 5

Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were built up as before, that they were exceeding angry.

1 Maccabees 6

Now king Antiochus was going through the higher countries, and he heard that the city of Elymais in Persia was greatly renowned, and abounding in silver and gold.

1 Maccabees 7

In the hundred and fifty-first year Demetrius the son of Seleucus departed from the city of Rome, and came up with a few men into a city of the sea coast, and reigned there.

Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power.

1 Maccabees 9

In the mean time when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his army were fallen in battle, he sent again Bacchides and Alcimus into Judea; and the right wing of his army with them.

1 Maccabees 10

Now in the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander the son of Antiochus, surnamed the Illustrious, came up and took Ptolemais, and they received him, and he reigned there.

1 Maccabees 11

And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom.

1 Maccabees 12

And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose certain men and sent them to Rome, to confirm and to renew the amity with them:

1 Maccabees 13

Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army, to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it.

1 Maccabees 14

In the year one hundred and seventy-two, king Demetrius assembled has army, and went into Media to get him succours to fight against Tryphon.

1 Maccabees 15

And king Antiochus the son of Demetrius sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people:

1 Maccabees 16

Then John came up from Gazara, and told Simon his father what Cendebeus had done against their people.