Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The Jews there told Judas how kindly the people of the city had treated them, especially during hard times. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the Jews that were among the Scythopolitans testifying that they were used kindly by them, and that even in the times of their adversity they had treated them with humanity: 2 Maccabees 12:28But when they had invocated the Almighty, who with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city: and slew five and twenty thousand of them that were within. 2 Maccabees 12:29 From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. 2 Maccabees 12:31 They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand. 2 Maccabees 12:32 And after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias, the governor of Idumea. Context 2 Maccabees 12…29From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. 30But the Jews that were among the Scythopolitans testifying that they were used kindly by them, and that even in the times of their adversity they had treated them with humanity: 31They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand.… Cross References 2 Maccabees 12:28 But when they had invocated the Almighty, who with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city: and slew five and twenty thousand of them that were within. 2 Maccabees 12:29 From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. 2 Maccabees 12:31 They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand. 2 Maccabees 12:32 And after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias, the governor of Idumea. |