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KJV

1 Maccabees 11:16

So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
So Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
Alexander fled into Arabia, that he might be sheltered there; but King Ptolemy was triumphant.
World English Bible