Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake.
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2 Maccabees 5:19
However the Lord didn’t choose the nation for the place’s sake, but the place for the nation’s sake.
Parallel Translations
Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake.
Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place’s sake, but the place far the people’s sake.