Good News Translation
Bacchides put the country under the control of Alcimus, left troops there to help him, and returned to the king.

New Revised Standard Version
He placed Alcimus in charge of the country and left with him a force to help him; then Bacchides went back to the king.

Contemporary English Version
Bacchides returned to Demetrius and left Alcimus with a large group of troops to control Judea.

New American Bible
He handed the province over to Alcimus, leaving troops to help him, while he himself returned to the king.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he committed the country to Alcimus, and left with him troops to help him. So Bacchides went away to the king.

Then he committed the country to Alcimus, and left with him troops to help him. So Bacchides went away to the king.

1 Maccabees 7:18
Then fear and trembling fell upon all the people: for they said: There is no truth, nor justice among them: for they have broken the covenant, and the oath which they made.

1 Maccabees 7:19
And Bacchides removed the camp from Jerusalem, and pitched in Bethzecha: and he sent, and took many of them that were fled away from him, and some of the people he killed, and threw them into a great pit.

1 Maccabees 7:21
But Alcimus did what he could to maintain his chief priesthood.

1 Maccabees 7:22
And they that disturbed the people resorted to him, and they got the land of Juda into their power, and did much hurt in Israel.