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1 Maccabees 6:47-49
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Maccabees 6:47-49
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
47 When the Jews[a] saw the royal might and the fierce attack of the forces, they turned away in flight.
The Siege of the Temple
48 The soldiers of the king’s army went up to Jerusalem against them, and the king encamped in Judea and at Mount Zion. 49 He made peace with the people of Beth-zur, and they evacuated the town because they had no provisions there to withstand a siege, since it was a sabbatical year for the land.
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- 1 Maccabees 6:47 Gk they
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