1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 8:13

οἷς δ’ ἂν βούλωνται βοηθεῖν καὶ βασιλεύειν, βασιλεύουσιν· οὓς δ’ ἂν βούλωνται, μεθιστῶσιν· καὶ ὑψώθησαν σφόδρα.
King James Version (KJV)

Also that, whom they would help to a kingdom, those reign; and whom again they would, they displace: finally, that they were greatly exalted:

Modern English

Those they chose to support became kings, and those they chose to reject were removed from power; in short, they had risen to great heights,

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