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1 Maccabees 1:32-34
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 1:32-34
New Catholic Bible
32 took the women and children captive, and seized the livestock. 33 Then they rebuilt the City of David with a massive high wall and strong towers, and it became their citadel.[a] 34 There they stationed a sinful race of renegades, who fortified themselves inside it,
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- 1 Maccabees 1:33 The ancient Jebusite fortress defeated by David (see 2 Sam 5:7-9). This fortification, called Acra, will present the Maccabees with much work for them (see 1 Mac 6:18-32; 11:20-24; 13:49-51).
