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 4:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202128 When Sostratus the captain of the citadel kept requesting payment—for the collection of the revenue was his responsibility—the two of them were summoned by the king on account of this issue. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible28 Sostratus the commander of the elevated fortress demanded settlement of the debt, for he had the responsibility of collecting payment. Finally, the two were summoned by the king. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version28 since the collection of certain taxes pertained to him. For this reason, they were both called before the king. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version28 For to him appertained the gathering of the taxes: wherefore they were both called before the king. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)28 However, Sostratus, the captain of the fort in Jerusalem, kept demanding the money, since it was his responsibility to collect it. So finally, the two men were summoned to appear before the king concerning the matter. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers28 for his job was the gathering of the revenues—so they were both called by the king to his presence. See the chapter |