Holy Scripture
1 Maccabees 11:1
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander’s kingdom, and join it to his own.
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— 1 Maccabees 11:1 —
2Whereupon he took his journey into Syria in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for King Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his father-in-law.
3Now as Ptolemy entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it.