Graphic Bible · Scene 61 of 61

Three Judean guards stand on the wall walk with upright spears and a grounded shield, watching the inland hills.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 4

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 4:61

    A Force to Guard the Stronghold

    The Sanctuary Dedicated Again · 1 Maccabees 4

    Story guide: Judean guards watch from Zion’s wall, while a separate fortified Bethsura stronghold faces the southern hills.

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    61And they stationed a force there to guard it, and they fortified it to guard Bethsura, so that the people might have a stronghold facing Idumea.

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