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 12:37 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition37 And with that he began in his own language, and sung psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon Gorgias' men, he put them to flight. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible37 Beginning to sing hymns in the native language with a loud voice, he suddenly made an attack against Gorgias’ men and defeated them. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version37 Beginning in the language of the fathers, and loudly extolling hymns, he inspired the soldiers of Gorgias to take flight. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version37 Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias' soldiers to flight. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)37 Then, while Judas sang a hymn in his native language as a battle cry, the Jews made a surprise attack against Gorgias and his men and put them to flight. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers37 Then in the language of his ancestors he raised the battle cry joined with hymns. Then he rushed against Gorgias’ troops when they were not expecting it, and put them to flight. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition37 In his native language, Judas sang some hymns and then shouted the battle cry, as he led his troops in a surprise attack that forced Gorgias and his army to retreat. See the chapter |