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Read›1 Maccabees›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Besides, he took the chief men’s sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.
- WEB
- He took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages, and put them under guard in the citadel at Jerusalem.
- DRC
- And he took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages, and put them in the castle in Jerusalem in custody.
- LXXE
- Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἔλαβε τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἡγουμένων τῆς χώρας ὅμηρα, καὶ ἔθετο αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἄκρᾳ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν φυλακῇ.