2 Maccabees 5:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

He sent also that detestable ringleader Apol-lo´nius with an army of two and twenty thousand, commanding him to slay all those that were in their best age, and to sell the women and the younger sort:

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Common English Bible

Antiochus sent Apollonius, a Mysian leader of twenty-two thousand soldiers, with the command to slaughter all adult men but to sell the women and children into slavery.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And when he had been appointed over the Jews, he sent that hateful leader, Apollonius, with an army of twenty-two thousand, instructing him to execute all men in the prime of life, and to sell the women and the youths.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince Apollonius with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort.

Good News Translation (US Version)

that he sent an army of 22,000 mercenary troops from Mysia to Jerusalem under the command of a man named Apollonius, with orders to kill every man in the city and to sell the women and boys as slaves.

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

he sent that lord of pollutions Apollonius with an army of twenty-two thousand, commanding him to kill all those who were of full age, and to sell the women and the boys as slaves.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

that he sent a Mysian officer named Apollonius to Jerusalem with 22,000 soldiers. Apollonius had orders to kill every man in the city and to sell their families as slaves.

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