Parallel 2MA 4:27

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BrLXX Ὁ δὲ Μενέλαος τῆς μὲν ἀρχῆς ἐκράτει, τῶν δὲ ἐπηγγελμένων τῷ βασιλεῖ χρημάτων οὐδὲν εὐτάκτει,
(Ho de Menelaos taʸs men arⱪaʸs ekratei, tōn de epaʸngelmenōn tōi basilei ⱪraʸmatōn ouden eutaktei, )

BrTr So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money that he had promised unto the king, he took no good order for it, albeit Sostratus the ruler of the castle required it:

WEBBE Menelaus had possession of the office; but of the money that had been promised to the king nothing was regularly paid, even though Sostratus the governor of the citadel demanded it—

KJB-1611 So Menelaus got the principalitie: but as for the money that he had promised vnto the king, hee tooke no good order for it, albeit Sostratus the ruler of the castle required it.
(So Menelaus got the principalitie: but as for the money that he had promised unto the king, he took no good order for it, albeit Sostratus the ruler of the castle required it.)