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1 Maccabees 9:49-51
Common English Bible
1 Maccabees 9:49-51
Common English Bible
49 About one thousand of Bacchides’ soldiers died that day.
Bacchides builds fortifications
50 Then Bacchides returned to Jerusalem and built strong cities in Judea: the fortress in Jericho, Emmaus, Beth-horon, Bethel, Timnath, Pharathon, and Tephon, all with high walls and gates and bars. 51 He placed soldiers in each of them to harass Israel.
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