1 Maccabees 9:23LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 23 of 73
"And it came to pass after the death of Judas, that the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of iniquity rose up."
In context
21And said: How is the mighty man fallen, that saved the people of Israel!
22But the rest of the words of the wars of Judas, and of the noble acts that he did, and of his greatness, are not written: for they were very many.
23And it came to pass after the death of Judas, that the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of iniquity rose up.
24In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all their country yielded to Bacchides.
25And Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country: