1 Maccabees 8:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And how they had made for themselves a senate house, and day by day three hundred and twenty men sat in council, consulting alway for the people, to the end they might be well ordered: More versionsCommon English Bible Instead, they built for themselves a senate chamber. Daily, three hundred twenty senators plan constantly concerning their people in order to govern them well. Catholic Public Domain Version And also, they had made themselves a senate house, and they consulted daily with three hundred and twenty men, continually acting as a counsel for the multitude, so that they would do the things that were right. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And that they made themselves a senate house, and consulted daily three hundred and twenty men, that sat in council always for the people, that they might do the things that were right. Good News Translation (US Version) They created a senate, and each day 320 senators came together to deliberate about the affairs of the people and their well-being. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Judas heard how they had made for themselves a senate house, and day by day, three hundred twenty men sat in council, consulting always for the people, to the end they might be well governed, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Instead, they have built a meeting house where 320 senators meet each day to pass good laws for ruling their nation. |