2 Maccabees 5:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And he who had expelled many from their native land perished abroad, starting out toward the Lacedaemonians, as if, for the sake of kinship, he should have refuge there.

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Common English Bible

⁹ He, who had exiled many from their homeland, died in a foreign land after he sailed to the Spartans to seek protection because of their kinship.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And he that had driven many out of their country, perished in a strange land, going to Lacedemon, as if for kindred sake he should have refuge there:

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁹ then to Greece, hoping to find refuge among the Spartans, who were related to the Jews. Finally, this man, who had forced so many others to flee from their own country, died as a fugitive in a foreign land.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁹ He who had driven many from their own country into exile perished in exile, having crossed the sea to the Lacedaemonians, hoping to find shelter there because they were near of kin.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁹ then sailed to Sparta, so he could beg protection from distant relatives. This man who had forced Jews to live in foreign countries died in that foreign city.

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