2 Maccabees 11:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

and to make a gain of the temple, as of the other chapels of the heathen, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:

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Common English Bible

to make the temple subject to tribute like the sacred sites of other nations, and to put the high priesthood on sale every year.

Catholic Public Domain Version

in truth, also thinking to make a profit in money from the temple, just as from the other shrines of the Gentiles, and to put the priesthood up for sale every year.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:

Good News Translation (US Version)

The Temple would be taxed, as were all Gentile places of worship, and the office of High Priest would be up for sale each year.

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

and to levy tribute on the temple, as on the other sacred places of the nations, and to put up the high priesthood for sale every year.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

and to tax the temple, as he had done to the temples in other nations. He also wanted to sell the position of high priest to the highest bidder each year.

2 Maccabees 11:3 Cross References