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Judean defenders work a timber counter-engine from behind the sanctuary’s defensive wall.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 6

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 6:52

    Engines Answer Engines

    The King Dies and the Oath Is Broken · 1 Maccabees 6

    Story guide: Judean crews work a counter-engine behind Zion’s wall as royal engines continue the exchange from outside.

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    52And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought for many days.

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