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 11:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition3 and to make a gain of the temple, as of the other chapels of the heathen, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year: See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible3 to make the temple subject to tribute like the sacred sites of other nations, and to put the high priesthood on sale every year. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 in truth, also thinking to make a profit in money from the temple, just as from the other shrines of the Gentiles, and to put the priesthood up for sale every year. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version3 And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year: See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)3 The Temple would be taxed, as were all Gentile places of worship, and the office of High Priest would be up for sale each year. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers3 and to levy tribute on the temple, as on the other sacred places of the nations, and to put up the high priesthood for sale every year. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition3 and to tax the temple, as he had done to the temples in other nations. He also wanted to sell the position of high priest to the highest bidder each year. See the chapter |