2 Maccabees 8:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord to deliver them, being sold by the wicked Nica´nor before they met together: More versionsCommon English Bible Some were selling all they possessed while at the same time calling on the Lord to rescue those whom Nicanor had sold even before they met. Catholic Public Domain Version In truth, others sold all that was in excess, and together beseeched the Lord, that he would rescue them from the impious Nicanor, who had sold them before he even came near them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord, that he would deliver them from the wicked Nicanor, who had sold them before he came near them: Good News Translation (US Version) But others sold all their remaining possessions so that the Lord would consider them worthy to be saved from the godless Nicanor, who had sold them as slaves even before the battle had taken place. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Others sold all that they had left, and at the same time implored the Lord to deliver those who had been sold as slaves by the impious Nicanor before he ever met them, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Others sold their property and prayed: Our Lord, please rescue your troops from that godless Nicanor. He has already started selling us as slaves, before the battle has even begun. |