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1 Maccabees 6:47-49
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 6:47-49
Common English Bible
47 As the Jews experienced the might and the fierce attack of the king’s forces, they turned away and fled.
Siege of the temple
48 The king’s army went up to Jerusalem against them. The king camped in Judea and at Mount Zion. 49 He made peace with the people of Beth-zur. They evacuated the town because they lacked sufficient resources there to withstand a siege (it was a sabbatical year for the land).
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