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Read›2 Maccabees›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both publick and private:
- WEB
- appealed to the king, not to be an accuser of his fellow citizens, but looking to the good of all the people, both public and private;Gr. multitude.
- DRC
- Not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but with a view to the common good of all the people.
- LXXE
- he went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both public and private:
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ὡς τὸν βασιλέα διεκομίσθη, οὐ γινόμενος τῶν πολιτῶν κατήγορος, τὸ δὲ συμφέρον κοινῇ κατʼ ἰδίαν παντὶ τῷ πλήθει σκοπῶν.