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 13:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition4 But the King of kings moved An-ti´ochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lys´i-as informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible4 The king of kings, however, aroused Antiochus’ anger against the sinner. When Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all the evils, Antiochus commanded that Menelaus be brought to Beroea and executed according to the custom there. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version4 But the King of kings awakened the mind of Antiochus against the sinner. And when Lysias was suggesting this to be the cause of all the evils, he ordered (as is the custom with them) that he should be apprehended and killed in the same place. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version4 But the King of kings stirred up the mind of Antiochus against the sinner, and upon Lysias suggesting that he was the cause of all the evils, he commanded (as the custom is with them) that he should be apprehended and put to death in the same place. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)4 But God, the King of kings, made Antiochus furious with Menelaus. Lysias proved to Antiochus that this criminal had been the source of all his troubles, so Antiochus ordered him to be taken to the city of Berea and put to death in the way that it was done there. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers4 But the King of kings stirred up the anger of Antiochus against the wicked wretch. When Lysias informed him that this man was the cause of all the evils, the king commanded to bring him to Beroea, and to put him to death in the way customary in that place. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition4 Meanwhile, Lysias told Antiochus that Menelaus was to blame for all of the country's problems. Then our God, the King of kings, turned Antiochus against Menelaus. And right away, Antiochus sentenced this troublemaker to be killed in the town of Beroea, where they had a special way of executing prisoners. See the chapter |