1 Maccabees 6:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

We were happy to serve your father, to live by what he said, and to follow his commands.

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We happily served your father. We did what he said, obeying his commands.

We resolved to serve your father, and to walk according to his precepts, and to obey his edicts.

We determined to serve thy father and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts:

We were willing to serve your father, follow his orders, and obey his decrees.

We were willing to serve your father and to live by his words, and to follow his commandments.

We gladly obeyed your father's laws, and we liked working for him.