1 Maccabees 6:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he was there many days, because great grief was renewed upon him, and he made account that he should die.

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He lay there for many days because he was deeply depressed. He realized that he was dying.

And he was in that place through many days. For a great grief was renewed in him, and he concluded that he would die.

And he remained there many days: for great grief came more and more and more upon him, and he made account that he should die.

He remained ill for a long time, as waves of despair swept over him, until he finally realized that he was going to die.

He was there many days, because great grief continually gripped him, and he realized that he would die.

for many days. He never got over the shock, and just before he died,