1 Maccabees 8:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And how that by their policy and persistence they conquered all the place (and the place was exceeding far from them), and the kings that came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, until they had discomfited them, and smitten them very sore; and how the rest give them tribute year by year:

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Common English Bible

They gained control over the entire region through their planning and patience, even though the place was a great distance from them. They also subdued the kings from the ends of the earth who fought against them, until they crushed them and inflicted heavy casualties on them. The rest paid annual fines to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

and that they had overcome places that were very far from them, and kings, who came against them from the ends of the earth, and had crushed them and struck them with a great scourging, while the rest pay tribute to them every year,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And had conquered places that were very far off from them, and kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had overthrown them with great slaughter: and the rest pay them tribute every year.

Good News Translation (US Version)

By careful planning and persistence, they had conquered the whole country, even though it was far from Rome. They had overcome the kings from distant lands who had fought against them; they had defeated them so badly that the survivors had to pay annual taxes.

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

and how by their policy and persistence they conquered all the place (and the place was exceedingly far from them), and the kings who came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, until they had defeated them, and struck them severely; and how the rest give them tribute year by year.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

In fact, by patient and careful planning, they have conquered all of Spain, even though it is a great distance from Rome. The Romans have crushed the kings of every nation that attacked them, and they have forced the kings who survived to pay taxes to them each year.

1 Maccabees 8:4 Cross References