1 Maccabees 4:45 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And there came into their mind a good counsel, that they should pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it: and they pulled down the altar, More versionsCommon English Bible They decided it was best to tear it down so that it wouldn’t be a lasting shameful reminder to them that the Gentiles had defiled it. So they tore down the altar. Catholic Public Domain Version And a good counsel fell upon them, to destroy it, lest it might become a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they demolished it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down. Good News Translation (US Version) by the Gentiles, and decided to tear it down, so that it would not stand there as a monument to their shame. So they tore down the altar World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers A good plan came into their mind, that they should pull it down, lest it would be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it. So they pulled down the altar |