113 verses contain “Ant” (in the KJV: 100, in the BSB: 41) — showing 101–113
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And this was the end of
Antiochus, called Epiphanes.
Now will we declare the acts of
Antiochus Eupator, who was the son of this wicked man, gathering briefly the
calamities of the wars.
Whereupon being accused of the king’s friends before Eupator, and called
traitor at every word because he had left
Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed to
Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honourable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died.
And the letter of the king unto the nation of the Jews was after this manner: King
Antiochus sendeth
greeting unto the council, and the rest of the Jews:
But touching such things as he judged to be referred to the king, after ye have
advised thereof, send one
forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you: for we are now going to
Antioch.
In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told
Judas, that
Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into
Judea,
But the King of kings moved
Antiochus’ mind against this wicked
wretch, and
Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto
Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.
Heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in
Antioch, was
desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted himself, and
sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,
Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded,
pacified, made them well affected, returned to
Antioch. Thus it went touching the king’s coming and departing.
Then the king being in a
rage, and
provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to Nicanor,
signifying that he was much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all
haste unto
Antioch.