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ought to be clothed with the king’s apparel, and be set upon the horse that the king rides, and receive the royal crown upon his head. (Esther 10, 8)
But Mordecai, going forth from the palace and from the king’s presence, shone in royal apparel the color of hyacinth and of the sky, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced and was joyful. (Esther 13, 27)
Phinehas our father, being zealous in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an eternal priesthood. (1 Maccabees 2, 54)
And he left behind Lysias, a nobleman of royal family, to preside over the kingdom from the river Euphrates, even to the river of Egypt, (1 Maccabees 3, 32)
to see the destruction that Judas had done. Moreover, he appointed the wicked Alcimus to the priesthood, and he commanded him to take revenge on the sons of Israel. (1 Maccabees 7, 9)
And Alcimus did what he pleased by means of his leadership of the priesthood. (1 Maccabees 7, 21)
And he sent him a clasp of gold, as is customary to be given to those who are of royal lineage. And he gave him Ekron, and all its borders, as a possession. (1 Maccabees 10, 89)
And he confirmed him in the high priesthood and in all the other honors that he held before, and he made him the leader of his friends. (1 Maccabees 11, 27)
And the king fled into the royal court. And those who were of the city, occupied the passageways of the city, and they began to fight. (1 Maccabees 11, 46)
And young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying: “I confirm you in the priesthood, and I appoint you over the four cities, so as to be among the king’s friends.” (1 Maccabees 11, 57)
And king Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood. (1 Maccabees 14, 38)
And Simon accepted it, and he was pleased to perform the office of the high priesthood, and to be the commander and leader of the people of the Jews, and of the priests, and to be foremost over them all. (1 Maccabees 14, 47)