Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He was so furious with the traitorous Jews who had urged him to come to Judea that he put many of them to death. Then Bacchides decided to return to his own country, New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he was angry with the wicked men that had given him counsel to come into their country, and he slew many of them: and he purposed to return with the rest into their country. 1 Maccabees 9:67But Simon, and they that were with him, sallied out of the city, and burnt the engines, 1 Maccabees 9:68 And they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, for his counsel, and his enterprise was in vain. 1 Maccabees 9:70 And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and to restore to him the prisoners. 1 Maccabees 9:71 And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him no harm all the days of his life. Context 1 Maccabees 9…68And they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, for his counsel, and his enterprise was in vain. 69And he was angry with the wicked men that had given him counsel to come into their country, and he slew many of them: and he purposed to return with the rest into their country. 70And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and to restore to him the prisoners.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 9:67 But Simon, and they that were with him, sallied out of the city, and burnt the engines, 1 Maccabees 9:68 And they fought against Bacchides, and he was discomfited by them: and they afflicted him exceedingly, for his counsel, and his enterprise was in vain. 1 Maccabees 9:70 And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and to restore to him the prisoners. 1 Maccabees 9:71 And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him no harm all the days of his life. |