1 Maccabees 9:1Septuagint · public domain Brenton 1851 Furthermore when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host: ←Read all of 1 Maccabees 9 →1 Maccabees 9:2 →