1 Maccabees 6:39 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When the sun shone on the shields of gold and brass, the hills were ablaze with them and gleamed like flaming torches. More versionsCommon English Bible When the sun shone on the gold and brass shields, the hills looked like they were on fire from their reflection and glowed like burning torches. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when the sun reflected off the shields of gold and of brass, the mountains were resplendent from them, and they glowed like lamps of fire. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire. Good News Translation (US Version) The sunlight, reflected off the bronze and gold shields, shone on the mountains and flashed like burning torches. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains lit up, and blazed like flaming torches. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition His huge army covered the hills and the valleys. And when the columns of soldiers marched forward, their gold and brass shields caught the rays of the sun and made the hillsides blaze with light. |