1 Maccabees 1:36LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 36 of 67
"And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour, and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem;"
In context
34And they took the women captive, and the children, and the cattle they possessed.
35And they built the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with strong towers, and made it a fortress for them:
36And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour, and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem;
37And laid them up there: and they became a great snare.
38And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel.