Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

1 Maccabees 2:21

God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
Far be it from us that we should forsake the law and the ordinances.
World English Bible
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