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 12:40 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189540 And he was afraid lest haply Jonathan should not suffer him, and lest he should fight against him; and he sought a way how to take him, that he might destroy him. And he removed, and came to Bethshan. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible40 He feared that Jonathan might not permit him to do this, making war on him. So he kept trying to capture and kill him. He marched out and came to Beth-shan. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version40 he was afraid, lest Jonathan might not permit him, but might fight against him. So he sought to seize him and to kill him. And he rose up and went to Bethshan. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version40 Fearing lest Jonathan would not suffer him, but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came to Bethsan. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)40 He was afraid, however, that Jonathan would not agree to this and would go to war against him to prevent it. So Trypho got his army ready and went to Beth Shan in the hope of capturing Jonathan and putting him to death. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers40 He was afraid that Jonathan wouldn’t allow him, and that he would fight against him; and he sought a way to seize him, that he might destroy him. So he marched out and came to Bethshan. See the chapter |