Others ran flocking out of their houses to the general supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt.
WEB
2 Maccabees 3:18
Those who were in the houses rushed out in crowds to make a universal supplication, because the place was about to come into dishonor.
Parallel Translations
Others ran flocking out of their houses to the general supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt.
Others ran flocking out of their houses to the general supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt.