2 Maccabees 14:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁴ Then the heathen, that had fled out of Judea from Judas, came to Nica´nor by flocks, thinking the harm and calamities of the Jews to be their welfare.

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Common English Bible

¹⁴ The Judean Gentiles who had fled from Judas joined Nicanor in large numbers, thinking that they would benefit from the misfortunes and calamities of the Jews.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Then the Gentiles, who had fled from Judas away from Judea, mingled themselves in flocks with Nicanor, thinking that the miseries and calamities of the Jews would become the cause of their prosperity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ Then the Gentiles who had fled out of Judea from Judas, came to Nicanor by docks, thinking the miseries and calamities of the Jews to be the welfare of their affairs.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁴ All the foreigners in Judea, who had fled from Judas' attacks, now rushed to join forces with Nicanor, because they thought that any defeat or trouble that came to the Jews would be to their own advantage.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁴ Those in Judea who had driven Judas into exile thronged to Nicanor in flocks, supposing that the misfortunes and calamities of the Jews would be successes to themselves.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁴ Many foreigners in Judea had been attacked by Judas at one time or another, and so they rushed to join Nicanor's army, hoping to profit from any trouble they could cause our people.

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