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2 Maccabees 5:9

Thus he that had chased manie out of their owne countrey, perished as a banished man, after that he was gone to the Lacedemonians, thinking there to haue gotten succour by reason of kinred.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Thus he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, retiring to the Lacedemonians, and thinking [there] to find succour by reason of his kindred:
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Thus he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, retiring to the Lacedemonians, and thinking there to find succour by reason of his kindred:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Thus he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, retiring to the Lacedemonians, and thinking there to find succour by reason of his kindred:
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
He who had driven many from their own country into exile perished in exile, having crossed the sea to the Lacedaemonians, hoping to find shelter there because they were near of kin.
World English Bible