2 Maccabees 11:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And when he had gathered about fourscore thousand with all the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the city an habitation of the Gentiles, More versionsCommon English Bible He led eighty thousand troops and all his cavalry against the Jews. He intended to make the city a Greek territory, Catholic Public Domain Version Gathering together eight thousand, along with all the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking that the city would certainly be captured, making it a dwelling place for the Gentiles, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Gathered together fourscore thousand men, and all the horsemen, and came against the Jews, thinking to take the city, and make it a habitation of the Gentiles: Good News Translation (US Version) and led 80,000 infantry and all his cavalry against the Jews with the intention of turning Jerusalem into a Greek city. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers collected about eighty thousand infantry and all his cavalry and came against the Jews, planing to make the city a home for Greeks, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition and got together his cavalry and almost 80,000 soldiers to attack our people. He planned to turn Jerusalem into a Greek city |