1 Maccabees 7:26 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And the king sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that hated Israel and was their enemy, and commanded him to destroy the people.

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Common English Bible

Then the king sent for Nicanor, one of his honored princes who hated and despised Israel, and the king commanded him to destroy the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the king sent Nicanor, one of his principal noblemen, who was a cultivator of hostility against Israel. And he commanded him to overthrow the people.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the king sent Nicanor one of his principal lords, who was a great enemy to Israel: and he commanded him to destroy the people.

Good News Translation (US Version)

Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his most honored officers, who hated the Jews, with orders to exterminate them.

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

Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honorable princes, a man who hated Israel and was their enemy, and commanded him to destroy the people.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

King Demetrius had an outstanding officer by the name of Nicanor, who hated the Jews. And the king ordered him to destroy them all.

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