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Read›2 Maccabees›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Then the king, inclosing the place, made it holy, after he had tried the matter.
- WEB
- then the king enclosed the place and made it sacred after he had investigated the matter.
- DRC
- And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened.
- LXXE
- Then the king, inclosing the place, made it holy, after he had tried the matter.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Περιφράξας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἱερὸν ἐποίησε, δοκιμάσας τὸ πρᾶγμα.