35 They stored up weapons and food, and gathering together the spoils of Jerusalem, they stored them there, and they became a great menace. (WEB) 36 It became a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel continually. (WEB) 37 They shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled the sanctuary. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:35–37
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1 Maccabees 1:45–47
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