1 Maccabees 11:44
“Upon this Ionathan sent him three thousand strong men vnto Antioch, and when they came to þe king, the king was very glad of their comming.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
Viewing the original 1611 KJV with archaic English spelling.
Click to switch to the Standard KJV.
Why is 1 Maccabees shown with the King James Bible?
1 Maccabees 11:44 Context
42So Demetrius sent vnto Ionathan, saying, I will not onely doe this for thee, and thy people, but I will greatly honour thee and thy nation, if opportunitie serue. 43Now therefore thou shalt do wel if thou send me men to helpe me; for all my forces are gone from me. 44Upon this Ionathan sent him three thousand strong men vnto Antioch, and when they came to þe king, the king was very glad of their comming. 45Howbeit, they that were of the citie, gathered themselues together into the midst of the citie, to the number of an hundreth and twentie thousand men, and would haue slaine the king. 46Wherefore the king fled into the court, but they of the citie kept the passages of the citie, and began to fight.
Share This Verse:
Upon this Jonathan sent him three thousand strong men unto Antioch: and when they came to the king, the king was very glad of their coming.
- King James Version