Good News Translation
And now they have laid siege to the fort in Jerusalem and are planning to take it. They have also fortified the Temple and Bethzur.

New Revised Standard Version
And see, today they have encamped against the citadel in Jerusalem to take it; they have fortified both the sanctuary and Beth-zur;

Contemporary English Version
Their temple and the town of Beth-Zur are powerful fortresses, and right now those Jews are attacking the fortress in Jerusalem.

New American Bible
Look! Today they have besieged the citadel in Jerusalem in order to capture it, and they have fortified the sanctuary and Beth-zur.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura:

And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura:

1 Maccabees 6:24
And for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and have slain as many of us as they could find, and have spoiled our inheritances.

1 Maccabees 6:25
Neither have they put forth their hand against us only, but also against all our borders.

1 Maccabees 6:27
And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them.

1 Maccabees 6:28
Now when the king heard this, he was angry: and he called together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and them that were over the horsemen.