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But they had no food in their stores since it was the seventh year, and because those who had taken refuge in Judaea from the gentiles had eaten up the last of their reserves. (1 Maccabees 6, 53)
Meanwhile Philip, whom King Antiochus before his death had appointed to train his son Antiochus for the throne, (1 Maccabees 6, 55)
had returned from Persia and Media with the forces that had accompanied the king, and was planning to seize control of affairs. (1 Maccabees 6, 56)
On hearing this, Lysias at once decided to leave, and said to the king, the generals of the army and the men, 'We are growing weaker every day, we are short of food, and the place we are besieging is well fortified; moreover the affairs of the kingdom demand our attention. (1 Maccabees 6, 57)
Let us grant them permission to follow their own customs as before, since it is our abolition of these customs that has provoked them into acting like this.' (1 Maccabees 6, 59)
The king and the generals ratified the treaty by oath, and the besieged accordingly left the fortress. (1 Maccabees 6, 61)
The king then entered Mount Zion, but on seeing how impregnable the place was, he broke the oath he had sworn and gave orders for the encircling wall to be demolished. (1 Maccabees 6, 62)
He then hurriedly withdrew, making off for Antioch, where he found Philip already master of the city. Antiochus gave battle and captured the city by force of arms. (1 Maccabees 6, 63)
It so happened that, as he was entering the royal residence of his ancestors, the army captured Antiochus and Lysias, and intended to bring them to him. (1 Maccabees 7, 2)
Next, all those Israelites without law or piety, led by Alcimus, whose ambition was to become high priest, (1 Maccabees 7, 5)
The king chose Bacchides, one of the Friends of the King, governor of Transeuphrates, an important personage in the kingdom and loyal to the king. (1 Maccabees 7, 8)
He sent him with the godless Alcimus, whom he confirmed in the high priesthood, with orders to exact retribution from the Israelites. (1 Maccabees 7, 9)
