Parallel 2MA 13:3

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BrLXX Καὶ Μενέλαος δὲ συνέμιξεν αὐτοῖς, καὶ παρεκάλει μετὰ πολλῆς εἰρωνείας τὸν Ἀντίοχον, οὐκ ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τῆς πατρίδος, οἰόμενος δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς κατασταθήσεσθαι.
(Kai Menelaos de sunemixen autois, kai parekalei meta pollaʸs eirōneias ton Antioⱪon, ouk epi sōtaʸria taʸs patridos, oiomenos de epi taʸs arⱪaʸs katastathaʸsesthai. )

BrTr Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor.

WEBBE And Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great hypocrisy encouraged Antiochus, not for the saving of his country, but because he thought that he would be set over the government.

KJB-1611 Menelaus also ioyned himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safegard of the countrey, but because hee thought to haue bin made gouernour.
(Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safegard of the country, but because he thought to have bin made governor.)