44 The congregation was gathered together, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray and ask for mercy and compassion. (WEB) 45 Jerusalem was without inhabitant like a wilderness. There was none of her offspring who went in or went out. The sanctuary was trampled down. Children of foreigners were in the citadel. The Gentiles lived there. Joy was taken away from Jacob, and the pipe and the harp ceased. (WEB) 46 They gathered themselves together, and came to Mizpeh, near Jerusalem; for in Mizpeh there used to be a place of prayer for Israel. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 3:44–46
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