He would often boast of the great profusion of his troops and of the great armies which he held governance over.ġ:2 He had countless priests who served the false gods which he worshiped, and bow to them and make sacrifices by night and day.ġ:3 In the sightlessness of his own heart, he believed that they granted him power and strength.ġ:4 He believed that they gave him sovereignty over the nations.ġ:5 And as his sway over the nations progressed, he believed that granted him the right to supremacy.ġ:6 would offer sacrifices to them by night and day,ġ:7 appointing priests to serve these idols.ġ:8 These priests ate from the unclean sacrifices, all the while telling the king that the idols had consumed what was offered.ġ:9 They sought to proselytize among the people, so that they might make greater sacrifices to be consumed.ġ:10 The king trusted in these idols, which can grant no favors, nor yield any merit to his welfare.ġ:11 At the time, when his heart was blind to the truth, believed that they had given him to fate, by placing him with a diadem. Curtinġ:1 A certain man named Tseerutsaydan 1 loved his sin. Frumentius 2732350 First Book of Ethiopian Maccabees 2018 D.
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