Font Size
2 Maccabees 1:9-11
Revised Standard Version
2 Maccabees 1:9-11
Revised Standard Version
9 And now see that you keep the feast of booths in the month of Chislev, in the one hundred and eighty-eighth year.[a]
A Letter to Aristobulus
10 Those in Jerusalem and those in Judea and the senate and Judas,
To Aristobu′lus, who is of the family of the anointed priests, teacher of Ptol′emy the king, and to the Jews in Egypt,
Greeting, and good health.
11 Having been saved by God out of grave dangers we thank him greatly for taking our side against the king.[b]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2 Maccabees 1:9 124 b.c.
- 2 Maccabees 1:11 Cn: Gk as those who array themselves against a king
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $34.98
Save: $15.01 (30%)
Retail: $110.00
Our Price: $62.86
Save: $47.14 (43%)
Retail: $89.95
Our Price: $63.71
Save: $26.24 (29%)
Retail: $124.99
Our Price: $87.48
Save: $37.51 (30%)
Retail: $66.00
Our Price: $52.79
Save: $13.21 (20%)