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Read›2 Maccabees›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And the king took many gifts, and bestowed thereof on those whom he would gratify.
- WEB
- When the king would show favor to any, he would exchange many presents and give them some of this liquid.
- DRC
- And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand.
- LXXE
- And the king took many gifts, and bestowed thereof on those whom he would gratify.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ οἷς ἐχαρίζετο ὁ βασιλεὺς πολλὰ διάφορα ἐλάμβανε καὶ μετεδίδου.