1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 1:36

καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς ἔνεδρον τῷ ἁγιάσματι καὶ εἰς διάβολον πονηρὸν τῷ Ισραηλ διὰ παντός.
King James Version (KJV)

For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel.

Modern English

It became an ambush post threatening the sanctuary, a persistent enemy to Israel.

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