“[Daniel 11:30] "And he shall return and shall be angry at the covenant of the sanctuary, and he shall succeed; and he shall return and take thought concerning (Vulgate: against) those who have abandoned the covenant of the sanctuary." We read of these matters at greater length in the exploits of the Maccabees (1 Macca…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Daniel
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35They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:
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33Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them.
34And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein.
— 1 Maccabees 1:35 —
36For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel.
37Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: