1 Maccabees 6:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And there came one bringing him tidings into Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of Judah, had been put to flight;

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Common English Bible

While King Antiochus was in Persia, someone came to him and reported that the armies that had gone into the land of Judah had been thoroughly defeated.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And someone arrived to report to him in Persia, that those who were in the land of Judah were forced to flee the camp,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And whilst he was in Persia, there came one that told him, how the armies that were in the land of Juda were put to flight:

Good News Translation (US Version)

In Persia a messenger reached him with the news that the armies he had sent into Judea had been defeated.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

Then someone came into Persia bringing him news that the armies which went against the land of Judah had been put to flight,

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

But while he was still in Persia, a messenger came and said: The Jews have crushed the armies you sent to Judea,

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