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 12:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition16 and took the city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, insomuch that a lake two furlongs broad near adjoining thereunto, being filled full, was seen running with blood. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible16 They took the city by God’s will and killed so many men that a nearby lake a quarter of a mile wide appeared to be filled with blood. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 And, having captured the city through the will of the Lord, he made a slaughter without number, so much so that an adjoining pool, two stadia in width, was seen to flow with the blood of the slain. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining of two furlongs broad seemed to run with the blood of the slain. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)16 and because it was God's will, they captured the city. The Jews slaughtered so many people that a nearby lake, which was about a quarter of a mile wide, seemed to be overflowing with blood. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers16 Having taken the city by the will of God, they made unspeakable slaughter, so much that the adjoining lake, which was two furlongs broad, appeared to be filled with the deluge of blood. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition16 because God wanted them to capture it. They killed countless enemies—so many that a nearby lake, which was 370 meters wide, seemed to be filled with blood. See the chapter |