2 Maccabees 9:24 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ so that, if anything contrary should occur, or any if difficulties should be reported, those who were in the regions, knowing to whom the whole matter had been bequeathed, would not be disturbed.

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Common English Bible

²⁴ He did this so that if anything should happen contrary to expectation or even if there should be some unwelcome news, people throughout the country would know that someone was left behind to govern and wouldn’t be deprived of their peace of mind.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ To the end that if any thing contrary to expectation should fall out, or ally bad tidings should be brought, they that were in the countries, knowing to whom the whole government was left, might not be troubled.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁴ He did this so that if something unexpected happened, or if some bad news came back, then his subjects would not be afraid, for they knew who had been left in command.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

²⁴ to the end that, if anything fell out contrary to expectation, or if any unwelcome tidings were brought, the people in the country, knowing to whom the state had been left, might not be troubled,

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

²⁴ That way, if something unexpected happened, or if some bad news came, everyone in the kingdom remained calm, knowing that the government was in good hands.

2 Maccabees 9:24 Cross References