1 Maccabees 11:3
Good News Translation
But as Ptolemy moved north, he stationed a detachment of troops in each town.

New Revised Standard Version
But when Ptolemy entered the towns he stationed forces as a garrison in each town.

Contemporary English Version
But he stationed soldiers in their towns.

New American Bible
But when Ptolemy entered the cities, he stationed a garrison of troops in each one.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city.

1 Maccabees 11:1
And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom.

1 Maccabees 11:2
And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.

1 Maccabees 11:4
And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way.

1 Maccabees 11:5
And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace.

Context
1 Maccabees 11
2And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law. 3Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city. 4And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way.…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 11:1
And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom.

1 Maccabees 11:2
And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.

1 Maccabees 11:4
And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way.

1 Maccabees 11:5
And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace.



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