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

1 Maccabees 8:21

So that matter pleased the Romans well.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
So that matter pleased the Romans well.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
So that matter pleased the Romans well.
Septuagint in American English (2012)