2 Maccabees 10:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And because no less than nine thousand were fled into two towers exceeding strong and having all things needed for a siege,

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When no fewer than nine thousand fled into two towers well equipped for a siege,

Yet certain ones, when they had fled into two well-fortified towers, gave all appearance of fighting back.

And whereas some were fled into very strong towers, having all manner of provision to sustain a siege,

About 9,000 of the enemy, however, managed to take refuge in two easily defended forts, with everything they needed to withstand a siege.

Because no fewer than nine thousand had fled into two very strong towers having everything needed for a seige,

About 9,000 enemy troops took cover in two strong towers that had everything they needed to fight off attackers.