2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 1:11

ἐκ μεγάλων κινδύνων ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ σεσῳσμένοι μεγάλως εὐχαριστοῦμεν αὐτῷ ὡς ἂν πρὸς βασιλέα παρατασσόμενοι·
King James Version (KJV)

Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, as having been in battle against a king.

Modern English

Having been saved by God from great dangers, we thank him greatly, since we fought as if against a king himself.

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