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 5:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 18952 And they took counsel to destroy the race of Jacob that was in the midst of them, and they began to slay and destroy among the people. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible2 They sought to wipe out Jacob’s descendants who lived among them. So they started to kill and destroy the people. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version2 And they intended to destroy the people of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version2 And they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)2 that they made up their minds to destroy all the Jews who were living among them. So they began to murder and kill our people. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers2 They took counsel to destroy the race of Jacob that was in the midst of them, and they began to kill and destroy among the people. See the chapter |