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When he saw the blasphemies being committed in Judah and Jerusalem, (1 Maccabees 2, 6)
Be the first to step forward and conform to the king's decree, as all the nations have done, and the leaders of Judah and the survivors in Jerusalem; you and your sons shall be reckoned among the Friends of the King, you and your sons will be honoured with gold and silver and many presents.' (1 Maccabees 2, 18)
Word was brought to the royal officials and forces stationed in Jerusalem, in the City of David, that those who had repudiated the king's edict had gone down to the hiding places in the desert. (1 Maccabees 2, 31)
To him Antiochus made over half his forces, with the elephants, giving him instructions about what he wanted done, particularly with regard to the inhabitants of Judaea and Jerusalem, (1 Maccabees 3, 34)
against whom he was to send a force, to crush and destroy the power of Israel and the remnant of Jerusalem, to wipe out their very memory from the place, (1 Maccabees 3, 35)
Jerusalem was as empty as a desert, none of her children to go in and out. The sanctuary was trodden underfoot, men of an alien race held the Citadel, which had become a lodging for gentiles. There was no more rejoicing for Jacob, the flute and lyre were mute. (1 Maccabees 3, 45)
After mustering, they made their way to Mizpah, opposite Jerusalem, since Mizpah was traditionally a place of prayer for Israel. (1 Maccabees 3, 46)
and that they had pulled down the abomination which he had erected on the altar in Jerusalem, had encircled the sanctuary with high walls as in the past, and had fortified Beth-Zur, one of his cities. (1 Maccabees 6, 7)
But now I recall how wrongly I acted in Jerusalem when I seized all the vessels of silver and gold there and ordered the extermination of the inhabitants of Judah for no reason at all. (1 Maccabees 6, 12)
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)
