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 4:46 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202146 Therefore Ptolemy, taking the king aside into a colonnade as if for refreshment, induced the king to change his mind. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible46 So Ptolemy took the king aside into a royal porch area, as though to get some fresh air. He convinced the king to change his mind. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version46 And so, Ptolemy went to the king in a certain court where he was, as if merely to refresh himself, and he influenced him away from the sentence. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version46 So Ptolemee went to the king in a certain court where he was, as it were to cool himself, and brought him to be of another mind: See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)46 Ptolemy then asked the king to go outside the courtroom with him, as though to get some fresh air, and there he persuaded him to change his mind See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers46 Therefore Ptolemy taking the king aside into a cloister, as if to get some fresh air, convinced him to change his mind. See the chapter |