1 Maccabees 3:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he opened his treasury, and gave his forces pay for a year, and commanded them to be ready for every need.

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He opened up his treasury and gave his soldiers a year’s pay in advance, and he ordered them to be ready for anything.

And he opened his treasury, and he gave out stipends to the army for a year. And he commanded them to make ready for all things.

And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things.

From his treasury he paid a full year's wages to his soldiers and ordered them to be prepared for any emergency.

He opened his treasury and gave his forces pay for a year, and commanded them to be ready for every need.

He took money from his treasury and gave each soldier a year's pay. Then he told them, “Be ready to fight at a moment's notice!”