1 Maccabees 1:33

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.

1 Maccabees 1:33 In-Context

31 He plundered the city. He set fires within it, destroyed its houses, and tore down its protective walls.

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.