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He summoned Philip, one of his Friends, and made him regent of the whole kingdom. (1 Maccabees 6, 14)
Judas decided that they must be destroyed, and he mobilised the whole people to besiege them. (1 Maccabees 6, 19)
They assembled and laid siege to the Citadel in the year 150, building batteries and siege-engines. (1 Maccabees 6, 20)
But some of the besieged broke through the blockade, and to these a number of renegades from Israel attached themselves. (1 Maccabees 6, 21)
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)
They advanced through Idumaea and besieged Beth-Zur, pressing the attack for days on end; they also constructed siege-engines, but the defenders made a sortie and set these on fire, putting up a brave resistance. (1 Maccabees 6, 31)
The royal army moved up to encounter them outside Jerusalem, and the king began to blockade Judaea and Mount Zion. (1 Maccabees 6, 48)
He granted peace terms to the people of Beth-Zur, who evacuated the town; it lacked store of provisions to withstand a siege, since the land was enjoying a sabbatical year. (1 Maccabees 6, 49)
He besieged the sanctuary for a long time, erecting batteries and siege-engines, flame-throwers and ballistas, scorpions to discharge arrows, and catapults. (1 Maccabees 6, 51)
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)
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)
