2 Maccabees 10:20 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for money through certain of those that were in the castle, and took seventy thousand drachms, and let some of them escape. More versionsCommon English Bible Some men in the towers bribed greedy people around Simon. These people in turn, after receiving seventy thousand drachmen, allowed some of the enemy to slip away. Catholic Public Domain Version In truth, those who were with Simon, being led by avarice, were persuaded by money from certain ones who were in the towers. And accepting seventy thousand didrachmas, they allowed certain ones to flee. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded For the sake of money by some that were in the towers: and taking seventy thousand didrachmas, let some of them escape. Good News Translation (US Version) but some of Simon's men were greedy, and when they were offered 140 pounds of silver, they let some of the enemy escape from the forts. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers But Simon and those who were with him, yielding to covetousness, were bribed by some of those who were in the towers, and receiving seventy thousand drachmas, let some of them slip away. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition But a few of Simon's troops became greedy. They took a bribe of 12,000 silver coins from some enemy forces in the towers, then let them sneak away. |