1 Maccabees 14:31-33

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³¹ And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places.

³² Then Simon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much of his money, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages:

³³ And he fortified the cities of Judea, and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews.