ASV: In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me:
BBE: In Damascus, the ruler under Aretas the king kept watch over the town of the people of Damascus, in order to take me:
DBY: In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes shut up, wishing to take me;
KJV: In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
WEY: In Damascus the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the gates of the city in order to apprehend me,
WBS: In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
WEB: In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes desiring to arrest me.
YLT: In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,
