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At this moment, they are laying siege to the Citadel of Jerusalem, to capture it, and they have fortified the sanctuary and Beth-Zur. (1 Maccabees 6, 26)
The royal army moved up to encounter them outside Jerusalem, and the king began to blockade Judaea and Mount Zion. (1 Maccabees 6, 48)
They have scattered the bodies of your faithful, and shed their blood all round Jerusalem, leaving no one to bury them! (1 Maccabees 7, 17)
Bacchides then left Jerusalem and encamped at Beth-Zeth, and from there sent and arrested many of the men who had deserted him and a few of our people too; he had them killed and thrown down the great well. (1 Maccabees 7, 19)
Reaching Jerusalem with a large force, Nicanor sent a friendly, yet treacherous, message to Judas and his brothers, as follows: (1 Maccabees 7, 27)
Nicanor left Jerusalem and encamped at Beth-Horon, where he was joined by an army from Syria. (1 Maccabees 7, 39)
Having collected the spoils and booty, they cut off Nicanor's head and the right hand he had stretched out in a display of insolence; these were taken and displayed within sight of Jerusalem. (1 Maccabees 7, 47)
Here is a copy of the rescript which they engraved on bronze tablets and sent to Jerusalem to be kept there by the Jews as a record of peace and alliance: (1 Maccabees 8, 22)
In the first month of the year 152, they encamped outside Jerusalem; (1 Maccabees 9, 3)
Bacchides went back to Jerusalem and began fortifying some of the Judaean towns: the fortresses of Jericho, Emmaus, Beth-Horon, Bethel, Timnath, Pharathon and Tephon, with high walls and barred gates, (1 Maccabees 9, 50)
He took the sons of the leading men of the country as hostages, and had them placed under guard in the Citadel of Jerusalem. (1 Maccabees 9, 53)
Jonathan went straight to Jerusalem and read the letter in the hearing of the whole people and of the men in the Citadel. (1 Maccabees 10, 7)
