1 Maccabees 9:24

24 There was also a very great famine at that time, and the country went over to the enemy's side.

1 Maccabees 9:24 In-Context

22 Now the rest of Judas' achievements—his wars, the brave things that he did, his greatness—haven't been recorded, but they were many.

23 After Judas' death, renegades appeared throughout Israel. All the immoral people reappeared.

24 There was also a very great famine at that time, and the country went over to the enemy's side.

25 Bacchides chose the godless and put them in charge of the country.

26 They hunted down Judas' friends and brought them to Bacchides. He took vengeance on them and treated them terribly.