This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 2 Maccabees 10:13 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition13 Whereupon being accused of the king's friends before Eu´pator, and called traitor at every word, because he had left Cyprus, that Philome´tor had committed unto him, and departed to An-ti´ochus E-piph´anes, and seeing that he was in no honorable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible13 Because of this, the king’s political advisors accused him before Eupator and branded him a traitor. They accused him of abandoning Cyprus after Philometor had entrusted him with it, and of going back to Antiochus Epiphanes. Because Ptolemy no longer commanded the respect of his high office, he poisoned himself and died. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 But, for this reason, he was accused before Eupator by his friends, and was frequently called a traitor. For he had deserted Cyprus, which Philometor had entrusted to him. And so, transferring to Antiochus the illustrious, he even withdrew from him. And he ended his life by poison. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version13 But being accused for this to Eupator by his friends, and being oftentimes called traitor, because he had left Cyprus which Philometor had committed to him, and coming over to Antiochus the Illustrious, had revolted also from him, he put an end to his life by poison. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)13 As a result the King's Friends went to Eupator and accused Macron of treachery, because he had abandoned the island of Cyprus, which King Philometor of Egypt had placed under his command, and had gone over to Antiochus Epiphanes. In fact, everyone called Macron a traitor. No longer able to maintain the respect that his office demanded, he committed suicide by taking poison. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers13 Whereupon being accused by the king’s friends before Eupator, and hearing himself called traitor at every turn because he had abandoned Cyprus which Philometor had entrusted to him, and had withdrawn himself to Antiochus Epiphanes, and failing to uphold the honor of his office, he took poison and did away with himself. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition13 Because of this, some friends of King Eupator brought charges against Ptolemy. They told the king: When King Philometor of Egypt made Ptolemy the ruler of Cyprus Island, Ptolemy ran away from that place and sided with King Antiochus Epiphanes. Now everyone says Ptolemy is a traitor. Ptolemy felt that no one respected him as governor any more, so he committed suicide by swallowing some poison. See the chapter |