Parallel 1MA 3:59

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BrLXX Ὅτι κρεῖσσον ἡμᾶς ἀποθανεῖν ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ, ἢ ἐπιδεῖν ἐπὶ τὰ κακὰ τοῦ ἔθνους ἡμῶν καὶ τῶν ἁγίων·
(Hoti kreisson haʸmas apothanein en tōi polemōi, aʸ epidein epi ta kaka tou ethnous haʸmōn kai tōn hagiōn; )

BrTr for it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary.

WEBBE For it is better for us to die in battle than to see the calamities of our nation and the holy place.

KJB-1611 For it is better for vs to die in battell, then to behold the calamities of our people, and our Sanctuarie.
(For it is better for us to die in battle, then to behold the calamities of our people, and our Sanctuarie.)