Verses 19-20
19, 20. One ancient Greek version adds that the king took the “satraps” with him. The king voices here the great question to which this entire book gives the answer: Is thy God, whom thou servest continually [Syr., faithfully ], able to deliver thee? Not the men suffering in the midst of the Maccabean persecution alone, but men in all ages have needed to hear a glorious affirmative in answer to this question.
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