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 6:1 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition1 Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God: See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible1 Shortly afterward the king sent out an Athenian elder to force the Jews to turn away from their ancestral laws and stop living according to God’s laws. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 But not much time later, the king sent a certain elder of Antioch, who compelled the Jews to transfer themselves from the laws of God and of their fathers, See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version1 But not long after the king sent a certain old man of Antioch, to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers and of God: See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)1 Not long after that, the king sent an elderly Athenian to force the Jews to abandon their religion and the customs of their ancestors. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers1 Not long after this, the king sent out an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers and not to live by the laws of God, See the chapter |