2 Maccabees 8:10 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ Moreover, Nicanor decided to raise a tribute for the king of two thousand talents, which was to be given to the Romans, and which would be supplied by means of the captivity of the Jews.

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Common English Bible

¹⁰ Nicanor agreed to raise the payment that the king owed the Romans—114,000 pounds of silver—by selling the Jewish prisoners of war.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ And Nicanor purposed to raise for the king the tribute of two thousand talents, that was to be given to the Romans, by making so much money of the captive Jews:

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁰ King Antiochus owed the Romans 150,000 pounds of silver; Nicanor planned to pay off the debt by selling Jewish prisoners of war as slaves.

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

¹⁰ Nicanor resolved by the sale of the captive Jews to make up for the king the tribute of two thousand talents which he was to pay to the Romans.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁰ Antiochus owed 2,000,000 silver coins to the Romans, and Nicanor planned to raise the money by selling captured Jews as slaves.

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