2 Maccabees 8:30 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Moreover of those that were with Timo´theus and Bac´chi-des, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strongholds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves. More versionsCommon English Bible In close combat with the supporters of Timothy and Bacchides, they killed more than twenty thousand men and easily took control over some high fortresses. The war spoils that they took they divided equally between themselves and those suffering torture: the orphans, the widows, and also the elderly. Catholic Public Domain Version And, among those who were fighting against them with Timothy and Bacchides, they slew more than twenty thousand, and they obtained the high fortresses, and they divided many spoils, making equal portions for the disabled, the fatherless, and the widows, and even the aged. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moreover they slew above twenty thousand of them that were with Timotheus and Bacchides who fought them, and they made themselves masters of the high strong holds: and they divided amongst them many spoils, giving equal portions to the feeble, the fatherless and the widows, yea and the aged also. Good News Translation (US Version) The Jews later fought against the forces of Timothy and Bacchides and killed more than 20,000 of them. They captured some very high fortresses and took a lot of loot, which they divided equally among themselves and the widows, orphans, old men, and the victims of persecution. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Having had an encounter with the forces of Timotheus and Bacchides, they killed more than twenty thousand of them, and made themselves masters of exceedingly high strongholds, and divided very much plunder, giving the maimed, orphans, widows, and the aged an equal share with themselves. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Judas and his soldiers fought against the armies of Timothy and Bacchides, killing more than 20,000 enemy troops and capturing some strong hill fortresses. The soldiers gave equal shares of everything they had captured to their families, the widows, the orphans, the elderly, and the victims of torture. |