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Which was the son of Matthat , which was the son of Levi , which was the son of Melchi , which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph ,

Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer , which was the son of Jorim , which was the son of Matthat , which was the son of Levi ,

And Mattathias saw it, and his zeal was kindled, and his reins trembled, and he showed forth his wrath according to judgement, and ran, and killed him upon the altar.

In those days rose up Mattathias the son of John , the son of Simeon , a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem ; and he lived at Modin.

And Mattathias and his friends went round about, and pulled down the altars;

And the days of Mattathias drew near that he should die, and he said to his sons, Now have pride and rebuke gotten strength, and a season of overthrow, and wrath of indignation.

And Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourned exceedingly.

And Mattathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying, Whosoever is zealous for the law, and maintains the covenant, let him come forth after me.

And the king’s officers answered and spoke to Mattathias , saying, You are a ruler and an honorable and great man in this city, and strengthened with sons and brethren:

And they departed from Tahath , and pitched at Tarah.

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

Which was the son of Maath , which was the son of Mattathias , which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph , which was the son of Juda,

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Which was the son of Melea , which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha , which was the son of Nathan , which was the son of David ,

And many of Israel came to them, and Mattathias and his sons were gathered together.

And Mattathias and his friends knew it, and they mourned over them exceedingly.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

And Eliud begat Eleazar ; and Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan begat Jacob ;

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

And Mattathias answered and said with a loud voice, If all the nations that are in the house of the king’s dominion hearken to him, to fall away each one from the worship of his fathers, and have made choice to follow his commandments,

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.