⁵⁷ Then the army marched out and encamped to the south of Emmaus.

³ But Judas heard of it, and he and his warriors moved out to attack the king’s force in Emmaus

Bacchides Builds Fortifications

⁵⁰ Then Bacchides^[a] returned to Jerusalem and built strong cities in Judea: the fortress in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Beth-horon, and Bethel, and Timnath, and^[b] Pharathon, and Tephon, with high walls and gates and bars.^(A)