Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake.
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2 Maccabees 5:19
But God hathe not chosen the nacion for the places sake, but the place for the nacion sake.
Parallel Translations
Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake.
Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place’s sake, but the place far the people’s sake.
However the Lord didn’t choose the nation for the place’s sake, but the place for the nation’s sake.