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 1 Maccabees 1:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189516 And the kingdom was well ordered in the sight of Antiochus, and he thought to reign over Egypt, that he might reign over the two kingdoms. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible16 When Antiochus felt that his own kingdom was fully established, he determined also to take control of the land of Egypt so that he could rule over both kingdoms. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 And they made themselves uncircumcised, and they withdrew from the holy covenant, and they were joined to the nations, and they were sold into evil-doing. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)16 When Antiochus had firmly established himself as king, he decided to conquer Egypt and rule that country as well as Syria. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers16 The kingdom was established in the sight of Antiochus, and he planned to reign over Egypt, that he might reign over both kingdoms. See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition16 When Antiochus had everything under control, he decided to attack Egypt and make it part of his kingdom. See the chapter |