1 Maccabees 9:68 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them, and they afflicted him sore; for his counsel was in vain, and his inroad. More versionsCommon English Bible They fought Bacchides, and he was crushed by them. They put so much pressure on him that his plan and invasion came to nothing. Catholic Public Domain Version and they fought against Bacchides, and he was crushed by them. And they afflicted him greatly, because his counsel and his meetings were in vain. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, for his counsel, and his enterprise was in vain. Good News Translation (US Version) In the battle Bacchides was pressed so hard that all his plans came to nothing, and he was defeated. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers and fought against Bacchides, and he was defeated by them. They afflicted him severely; for his counsel and expedition was in vain. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition In fact, they destroyed the entire army of Bacchides and ruined all of his plans for war. |