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 6:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition9 and whoso would not conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have seen the present misery. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible9 and that those who refused to change to Greek practices should be slaughtered. At that point it was easy to see the miserable state that had arrived. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 and that those who were not willing to conform to the institutions of the Gentiles should be executed. Therefore, there was misery to be seen. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 And whosoever would not conform themselves to the ways of the Gentiles, should be put to death: then was misery to be seen. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)9 they were told to put to death every Jew who refused to adopt the Greek way of life. It was easy to see that hard times were ahead. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers9 and that they should kill those who didn’t choose to go over to the Greek rites. So the present misery was for all to see. See the chapter |