1 Machabees — Chapter 6
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
But before he arrived there he had news of his armie in Iurie, & fell into intolerable and desperate diseases.
Verse 8
Al this was but feyned repentance.
Verse 16
Antiochus began to persecute the Iewes in the yeare 143, and dying this yeare 149, it appeareth that his persecution dured about six yeares, or somewhat more: agreeable to the answer of the Angel Dan. 8. v. 14. that it should indure 2300 dayes, which make six yeares, & almost foure months.
Verse 34
Bloud of the grape (wine) and iuyce of mulberries doe incite elephants to fight. As some kinde of bloud or smell thereof doth incite hounds to hunt.
Verse 43
S. Ambrose highly commendeth the fortitude of this souldiar, putting himself in so present danger of death, fighting for religion.