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Bacchides and the royal soldiers set their camp before Bethbasi’s closed gate.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 9

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 9:64

    Siege of Beth-basi

    Judas Falls and Jonathan Takes the Lead · 1 Maccabees 9

    Story guide: Royal tents face the closed gate, soldiers advance against the defenders, and workers secure a wooden ram outside the walls.

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    64And he came and encamped against Bethbasi, and fought against it for many days, and made siege engines.

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