1 Maccabees 9:49-51

Good News Translation

⁴⁹ That day Bacchides lost about 1,000 men.

⁵⁰ After Bacchides returned to Jerusalem, the Syrians built fortifications with high walls and barred gates for a number of towns in Judea: Emmaus, Beth Horon, Bethel, Timnath, Pirathon, Tephon, and the fortress in Jericho. ⁵¹ In all of these he placed troops to harass the Jews.