1 Maccabees 14:6

6 He extended the borders of his nation, and gained full control of the country.

1 Maccabees 14:6 In-Context

4 The land had rest all the days of Simon. He sought the good of his nation; his rule was pleasing to them, as was the honor shown him, all his days.

5 To crown all his honors he took Joppa for a harbor, and opened a way to the isles of the sea.

6 He extended the borders of his nation, and gained full control of the country.

7 He gathered a host of captives; he ruled over Gazara and Beth-zur and the citadel, and he removed its uncleanness from it; and there was none to oppose him.

8 They tilled their land in peace; the ground gave its increase, and the trees of the plains their fruit.