1 Maccabees 1:34

34 They stationed sinful, immoral people there, and these soldiers held down their position.

1 Maccabees 1:34 In-Context

32 His forces took women and children as prisoners and seized livestock.

33 After all of this, the agent's forces fortified David's City with a very strong wall and powerful towers, and it became their fortress.

34 They stationed sinful, immoral people there, and these soldiers held down their position.

35 They stocked up with weapons and food, collected the spoils of Jerusalem, and stored them there. They were a great menace.

36 They ambushed the sanctuary. They were an evil opponent of Israel at all times.