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1 Maccabees 7:21

Alcimus struggled to maintain his high priesthood.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
But Alcimus contended for the high priesthood.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
But Alcimus contended for the high priesthood.
Septuagint in American English (2012)