1 Maccabees 11:10
Good News Translation
I regret that I ever gave her to Alexander, because he has tried to kill me."

New Revised Standard Version
I now regret that I gave him my daughter, for he has tried to kill me.”

Contemporary English Version
It was a big mistake to let Alexander marry her. He even tried to have me murdered!

New American Bible
I regret that I gave him my daughter, for he has sought to kill me.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me.

1 Maccabees 11:8
And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander.

1 Maccabees 11:9
And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father.

1 Maccabees 11:11
And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom,

1 Maccabees 11:12
And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest.

Context
1 Maccabees 11
9And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father. 10For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me. 11And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom,…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 11:8
And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander.

1 Maccabees 11:9
And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father.

1 Maccabees 11:11
And he slandered him, because he coveted his kingdom,

1 Maccabees 11:12
And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest.



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1 Maccabees 11:9
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