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LXX

2 Maccabees 5:12

and commanded his men of war not to spare such as they met, and to slay such as went up upon the houses.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
And commanded his men of war not to spare such as they met, and to kill such as went up upon the houses.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
And commanded his men of war not to spare such as they met, and to slay such as went up upon the houses.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
and commanded his soldiers to cut down without mercy those who came in their way, and to kill those who went into their houses.
World English Bible