1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 1:29

Μετὰ δύο ἔτη ἡμερῶν ἀπέστειλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἄρχοντα φορολογίας εἰς τὰς πόλεις Ιουδα, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ιερουσαλημ ἐν ὄχλῳ βαρεῖ.
King James Version (KJV)

And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude,

Modern English

Two full years later, the king sent a chief tax collector to the towns of Judah, and he came to Jerusalem with a large force.

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