1 Maccabees 5:68 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But Judas turned aside to Azotus in the land of the Philistines; he tore down their altars, and the carved images of their gods he burned with fire; he plundered the towns and returned to the land of Judah. More versionsCommon English Bible But Judas turned aside to Azotus in the land of the Philistines. Judas tore down their altars, and he burned the carved images of their gods with fire. He plundered the towns and returned to Judah. Catholic Public Domain Version And Judas turned aside to Azotus, into the land of the foreigners, and he destroyed their altars, and he burned the statues of their gods with fire. And he seized the spoils of the cities, and he returned to the land of Judah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Judas turned to Azotus into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda. Good News Translation (US Version) Judas turned aside to Azotus in Philistia. He pulled down the altars, burned the images of their gods, plundered their towns, and then returned to Judea. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers But Judas turned toward Azotus, to the land of the Philistines, pulled down their altars, burned the carved images of their gods with fire, took the plunder of their cities, and returned into the land of Judah. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Judas and his troops turned aside into the territory of Azotus, where they tore down the altars and burned the wooden idols. Then they attacked and robbed some nearby towns before returning to Judea. |