1 Maccabees 6:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Siege of the Citadel. 18 Those in the citadel were hemming Israel in around the sanctuary, continually trying to harm them and to strengthen the Gentiles.(A) 19 And so Judas planned to destroy them, and assembled the people to besiege them. 20 So in the one hundred and fiftieth year[a] they assembled and besieged the citadel, for which purpose he constructed platforms and siege engines.
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- 6:20 The one hundred and fiftieth year: October, 163, to September, 162 B.C.
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