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THE FIFTH BOOK OF MACCABEES:
CONTAINING A RECORD OF EVENTS FROM THE TRANSLATION OF THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES INTO GREEK UNDER PTOLEMY PHILADELPHUS, (B.C. 277,) TO THE DEATH OF HEROD’s TWO SONS, IN THE FIFTH OR SIXTH YEAR BEFORE CHRIST.
CHAPTER XLVIa
B.C. 42
The history of the death of Antipater.
Now the princes of Judah had taken counsel to slay Antipater; and for that purpose, had secretly set upon him a man who was called Malchiah. And Malchiah made the attempt, but its execution was delayed for a long time. And the report of it reached Antipater, who sought out Malchiah to kill him: but Malchiah cleared himself in the sight of Antipater of the things whereof he had been accused to him; and swore to him that the report was groundless: and Antipater believed him, putting aside all suspicion from him. But Malchiah, having given a large sum of money to Hyrcanus’ cupbearer, agreed with him to give Antipater poison, while he was on the banqueting couch in the king’s presence. And the cupbearer did this, and king Antipaterb died on that same day, and the thing was not by the design, nor with the knowledge, of the king. And when Antipater was dead, Hyrcanus substituted Malchiah in his place.
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