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Read›2 Maccabees›Chapter 7

2 Maccabees 7:25

In 4 translations

KJV
But when the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would counsel the young man to save his life.
WEB
But when the young man would in no way listen, the king called to him his mother, and urged her to advise the youth to save himself.
DRC
But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life.
LXXE
But when the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would counsel the young man to save his life.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Τοῦ δὲ νεανίου μηδαμῶς προσέχοντος, προσκαλεσάμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς τὴν μητέρα, παρήνει τοῦ μειρακίου γενέσθαι σύμβουλον ἐπὶ σωτηρία.

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