32
He and his army took the women and children as prisoners and seized the cattle.
33
Then Antiochus and his forces built high walls and strong towers in the area north of the Temple, turning it into a fort.
34
They brought in a group of traitorous Jews and installed them there.
35
They also brought in arms and supplies and stored in the fort all the loot that they had taken in Jerusalem. This fort became a great threat to the city.
36
The fort was a threat to the Temple, a constant, evil menace for Israel.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.