Susanna 1_1:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Now Joakim was a great rich man, and had a fair garden joining unto his house: and to him resorted the Jews; because he was more honorable than all the others. Flere versionerGood News Translation (US Version) Her husband Joakim was very wealthy. Lovely gardens surrounded his house, and the other Jews often gathered there for meetings, because they all thought so highly of him. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Joakim was very rich and had a large walled garden next to his house. He was the most highly honored Jewish man in Babylon, and all the other Jews would come and talk with him. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Joakim was very rich, and had a fine garden adjoining his house; the Jews used to come to him because he was the most honored of them all. |