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2 Maccabees 5:18

2 Maccabees · Old Testament · Chapter 5

“Otherwise had they not been involved in many sins, as Heliodorus, who was sent by king Seleucus to rob the treasury, so this man also, as soon as he had come, had been forthwith scourged, and put back from his presumption.”2 Maccabees 5:18

What Does 2 Maccabees 5:18 Mean?

2 Maccabees 5:18 is found in the book of 2 Maccabees, chapter 5, verse 18 of the Old Testament. Understanding this verse requires seeing it within its broader biblical context: the network of cross-references, themes, and narrative threads that connect it to the rest of Scripture.

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