1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 6:1

Καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀντίοχος διεπορεύετο τὰς ἐπάνω χώρας καὶ ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἐστὶν Ἐλυμαὶς ἐν τῇ Περσίδι πόλις ἔνδοξος πλούτῳ, ἀργυρίῳ καὶ χρυσίῳ·
King James Version (KJV)

About that time king Antiochus travelling through the high countries heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly renowned for riches, silver, and gold;

Modern English

Around that time, King Antiochus, marching through the upper provinces, heard that Elymais in Persia was a city famous for its wealth, silver, and gold,

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