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LXX2012

1 Maccabees 4:45

They thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the heathen had defiled it: therefore they pulled it down,

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
they thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the heathen had defiled it: wherefore they pulled it down,
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
They thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the heathen had defiled it: wherefore they pulled it down,
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
A good plan came into their mind, that they should pull it down, lest it would be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it. So they pulled down the altar
World English Bible