1 Maccabees 4:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version

² 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.

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Common English Bible

² He wanted to come to the Jewish camp and attack without warning. Men from the elevated fortress served as his guides.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² 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.

Good News Translation (US Version)

² with men from the fort in Jerusalem as his guides. He had planned to make a surprise attack on the Jewish army,

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

² that it might fall upon the army of the Jews and strike them suddenly. The men of the citadel were his guides.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

² to make a surprise attack on Judas. He was led there by some men from the fortress in Jerusalem.

1 Maccabees 4:2 Tagairtí Cros