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;"
1 Maccabees 1:36

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.

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