2 Maccabees 13:22 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The king negotiated a second time with the people in Bethzur, gave pledges, received theirs, withdrew, attacked Judas and his men, was defeated; More versionsCommon English Bible The king negotiated again with those in Beth-zur. They shared tokens of friendship. Then he went away, mounted an attack against Judas’ men, and was defeated. Catholic Public Domain Version Again, the king held talks with those who were in Bethzur. He gave his right hand as a pledge, and accepted theirs, and he went away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Again the king treated with them that were in Bethsura: gave his right hand: took theirs: and went away. Good News Translation (US Version) The king made a second attempt to come to terms with the people of Bethzur, and when he had reached an agreement with them, he withdrew his forces. Then he went to attack Judas, but again he was defeated. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers The king negotiated with them in Bethsura the second time, gave his hand, took theirs, departed, attacked the forces of Judas, was put to the worse, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Sometime later, Antiochus decided to try a second time to make peace with the people of Beth-Zur. He did so and then attacked Judas. However, he lost this battle as well. |