Holy Scripture
1 Maccabees 14:4
A church father on this verse
“It is written in the prophet Isaiah about the Lord himself, the Savior: “His dominion will be increased, and there will be no end of peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and strengthen it in judgment and righteousness, from now and forevermore” (Isa. 9:7). But his rule and…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honor pleased them well.
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2But when Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take him alive:
3who went and smote the host of Demetrius, and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward.
— 1 Maccabees 14:4 —
5And as he was honorable in all his acts, so in this, that he took Joppa for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea,
6and enlarged the bounds of his nation, and recovered the country,