1 Maccabees 10:12

12 The foreigners deserted the fortresses that Bacchides had built;

1 Maccabees 10:12 In-Context

10 Jonathan set up headquarters in Jerusalem and began to rebuild and restore the city.

11 He ordered the builders to use squared stones for the city walls and for the protecting wall around Mount Zion. This was done.

12 The foreigners deserted the fortresses that Bacchides had built;

13 each man left his post and returned to his own country.

14 But some of the Jews who had abandoned the Law of Moses and its commands were still left in Bethzur, which served as their last place of refuge.