2 Maccabees 9:19
Good News Translation
"King Antiochus to the Jews, my most distinguished subjects. Warm greetings and best wishes for your health and prosperity.

New Revised Standard Version
“To his worthy Jewish citizens, Antiochus their king and general sends hearty greetings and good wishes for their health and prosperity.

Contemporary English Version
King Antiochus, commander of the army, sends greetings to the Jews. You are some of my most important citizens, and I wish all of you good health and success.

New American Bible
“To the worthy Jewish citizens, Antiochus, king and general, sends hearty greetings and best wishes for their health and prosperity.

Douay-Rheims Bible
To his very good subjects the Jews, Antiochus, king and ruler, wisheth much health, and welfare, and happiness.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

To his very good subjects the Jews, Antiochus, king and ruler, wisheth much health, and welfare, and happiness.

2 Maccabees 9:17
Yea also, that he would become a Jew himself, and would go through every place of the earth, and declare the power of God.

2 Maccabees 9:18
But his pains not ceasing, (for the just judgment of God was come upon him) despairing of life, he wrote to the Jews, in the manner of a supplication, a letter in these words:

2 Maccabees 9:20
If you and your children are well, and if all matters go with you to your mind, we give very great thanks.

2 Maccabees 9:21
As for me, being infirm, but yet kindly remembering you, returning out of the places of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to take care for the common good:

Context
2 Maccabees 9
18But his pains not ceasing, (for the just judgment of God was come upon him) despairing of life, he wrote to the Jews, in the manner of a supplication, a letter in these words: 19To his very good subjects the Jews, Antiochus, king and ruler, wisheth much health, and welfare, and happiness. 20If you and your children are well, and if all matters go with you to your mind, we give very great thanks.…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 9:17
Yea also, that he would become a Jew himself, and would go through every place of the earth, and declare the power of God.

2 Maccabees 9:18
But his pains not ceasing, (for the just judgment of God was come upon him) despairing of life, he wrote to the Jews, in the manner of a supplication, a letter in these words:

2 Maccabees 9:20
If you and your children are well, and if all matters go with you to your mind, we give very great thanks.

2 Maccabees 9:21
As for me, being infirm, but yet kindly remembering you, returning out of the places of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to take care for the common good:



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2 Maccabees 9:18
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