1 Maccabees 2:49
49
Now the days drew near that Mattathias should die, and he said to his sons: Now has pride and chastisement gotten strength, And the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation:[fn]
Footnotes
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Mattathias's deathbed speech (vv. 49-68) follows the pattern of Jacob's blessing (Genesis 49) and Moses's farewell (Deuteronomy 33). Ancient historians routinely composed speeches for historical figures — what was said is the author's literary composition, written decades after the event. The historical core (Mattathias's final charge to his sons) is confirmed by Josephus (Antiquities XII.6.3).
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