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 5:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition21 So when An-ti´ochus had carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he departed in all haste unto An´ti-och, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible21 Antiochus carried away 102,600 pounds of silver from the temple and hurried back to Antioch, imagining in his pride and arrogance that it was possible to sail across the land and march across the sea. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version21 Therefore, when Antiochus had taken away from the temple one thousand eight hundred talents, he quickly returned to Antioch, thinking, in his arrogance, to navigate the earth, even by finding a passage leading across the open ocean: such was the elation of his mind. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version21 So when Antiochus had taken away out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he went back in all haste to Antioch, thinking through pride, that he might now make the land navigable, and the sea passable on foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)21 Antiochus took 135,000 pounds of silver from the Temple and hurried off to Antioch. Such was his arrogance that he felt he could make ships sail across dry land or troops march across the sea. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers21 As for Antiochus, when he had carried away out of the temple one thousand eight hundred talents, he hurried away to Antioch, thinking in his arrogance that he could sail on land and walk on the sea, because his heart was lifted up. See the chapter |