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 13:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition9 Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible9 The king became barbaric in his thoughts and intended to show the Jews far worse things than his father did. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 But the king, with his mind being unbridled, came to reveal himself as more wicked to the Jews than his father was. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 But the king, with his mind full of rage, came on to shew himself worse to the Jews than his father was. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)9 King Antiochus arrogantly continued his barbaric invasion of Judah, intending to deal with the Jews more harshly than his father had ever done. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers9 Now the king, infuriated in spirit, was coming with intent to inflict on the Jews the very worst of the sufferings that had been done in his father’s time. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition9 Antiochus was an arrogant and savage king, who wanted to punish the people of Judea more severely than his father had ever done. He was on his way to invade the country, See the chapter |