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KJV

2 Esdras 12:20

That in him there shall arise eight kings, whose times shall be but small, and their years swift.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
That in it eight kings will arise, whose times will be short and their years swift.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
In him shal arise eight Kings, whose time shal be but smale, and their yeres swift, and two of them shal perish.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha