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and that they had pulled down the abomination which he had erected on the altar in Jerusalem, had encircled the sanctuary with high walls as in the past, and had fortified Beth-Zur, one of his cities. (1 Maccabees 6, 7)
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)
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)
He also fortified the town of Beth-Zur, Gezer and the Citadel, and placed troops in them with supplies of provisions. (1 Maccabees 9, 52)
Jonathan and Simon then retired with their partisans to Beth-Bassi in the desert; they rebuilt the ruinous parts of the place and fortified it. (1 Maccabees 9, 62)
He banished all impurity from it, settled in it people who observed the Law, and having fortified it, built a residence there for himself. (1 Maccabees 13, 48)
He fortified the Temple hill on the Citadel side, and took up residence there with his men. (1 Maccabees 13, 52)
Invading Judaea, he approached Beth-Zur, a fortified position about twenty miles from Jerusalem, and began to subject it to strong pressure. (2 Maccabees 11, 5)
Judas also attacked a certain fortified town, closed by ramparts and inhabited by a medley of races; its name was Caspin. (2 Maccabees 12, 13)
Having defeated and destroyed them, he led his army against Ephron, a fortified town, where Lysanias was living. Stalwart young men drawn up outside the walls offered vigorous resistance, while inside there were quantities of war-engines and missiles in reserve. (2 Maccabees 12, 27)
A brother offended is worse than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the locks of a keep. (Proverbs 18, 19)
Again, when, concurring in wickedness, the nations had been thrown into confusion, she singled out the upright man, preserved him blameless before God and fortified him against pity for his child. (Wisdom of Solomon 10, 5)