1 Maccabees 6:26 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And, behold, they are encamped this day against the citadel at Jerusalem, to take it: and the sanctuary and Bethsura have they fortified.

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Look, today they’ve camped against the elevated fortress in Jerusalem to capture it. They’ve fortified both the sanctuary and Beth-zur.

And behold, this day they have taken a position near the stronghold of Jerusalem to occupy it, and they have fortified the stronghold of Bethzur.

And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the stronghold of Bethsura:

And now they have laid siege to the fort in Jerusalem and are planning to take it. They have also fortified the Temple and Bethzur.

Behold, they are encamped this day against the citadel at Jerusalem to take it. They have fortified the sanctuary and Bethsura.

Their temple and the town of Beth-Zur are powerful fortresses, and right now those Jews are attacking the fortress in Jerusalem.