Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation But some of the Jews who had abandoned the Law of Moses and its commands were still left in Bethzur, which served as their last place of refuge. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them. 1 Maccabees 10:12Then the strangers that were in the strong holds, which Bacchides had built, fled away. 1 Maccabees 10:13 And every man left his place, and departed into his own country: 1 Maccabees 10:15 And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured. 1 Maccabees 10:16 And he said: Shall we find such another man? now, therefore, we will make him our friend and our confederate. Context 1 Maccabees 10…13And every man left his place, and departed into his own country: 14Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them. 15And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 10:12 Then the strangers that were in the strong holds, which Bacchides had built, fled away. 1 Maccabees 10:13 And every man left his place, and departed into his own country: 1 Maccabees 10:15 And king Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made Jonathan: and they told him of the battles, and the worthy acts that he and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured. 1 Maccabees 10:16 And he said: Shall we find such another man? now, therefore, we will make him our friend and our confederate. |