1 Maccabees 4:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

to the end he might rush in upon the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of the fortress were his guides.

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He wanted to come to the Jewish camp and attack without warning. Men from the elevated fortress served as his guides.

so that they might set upon the camp of the Jews and strike them suddenly. And the sons who were from the stronghold were their guides.

That they might come upon the camp of the Jews, and strike them suddenly: and the men that were of the castle were their guides.

with men from the fort in Jerusalem as his guides. He had planned to make a surprise attack on the Jewish army,

that it might fall upon the army of the Jews and strike them suddenly. The men of the citadel were his guides.

to make a surprise attack on Judas. He was led there by some men from the fortress in Jerusalem.