Bible Verses About Lysias

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

So he left Lysias, a nobleman, and one of the blood royal, to oversee the affairs of the king from the river Euphrates unto the borders of Egypt:

Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had happened:

So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain.

And that Lysias, who went forth first with a great power was driven away of the Jews; and that they were made strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils, which they had gotten of the armies, whom they had destroyed:

At that time Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom Antiochus the king, whiles he lived, had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, that he might be king,

So when he was come to the crown, he set one Lysias over the affairs of his realm, and appointed him his chief governor of Celosyria and Phenice.

Not long after the, Lysias the king's protector and cousin, who also managed the affairs, took sore displeasure for the things that were done.

Then Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted it.

Now the king's letter contained these words: King Antiochus unto his brother Lysias sendeth greeting:

When these covenants were made, Lysias went unto the king, and the Jews were about their husbandry.

And with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks.

Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded, pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's coming and departing.

Had taken the country, and killed Antiochus, and Lysias his protector.