Haller's Concordance: BETHSURA
- And he placed a garrison there, to keep it, and he fortified it, to secure Bethsura, that the people might have a defence against Idumea. 1 Ma. 4:61
- And that they had thrown down the abomination which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls as before, and Bethsura also, his city. 1 Ma. 6:7
- And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura: 1 Ma. 6:26
- And they went through Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sallied forth, and burnt them with fire, and fought manfully. 1 Ma. 6:31
- And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land. 1 Ma. 6:49
- And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it. 1 Ma. 6:50
- And he fortified the city of Bethsura, and Gazara, and the castle, and set garrisons in them, and provisions of victuals: 1 Ma. 9:52
- Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken the law, and the commandments of God: for this was a place of refuge for them. 1 Ma. 10:14
- And Simon encamped against Bethsura, and assaulted it many days, and shut them up. 1 Ma. 11:65
- And he gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle: and took away all uncleanness out of it, and there was none that resisted him. 1 Ma. 14:7
- And he fortified the cities of Judea and Bethsura that lieth in the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies was before: and he placed there a garrison of Jews. 1 Ma. 14:33
- So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress. 2 Ma. 11:5
- And he marched with his army to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was repulsed, he failed, he lost his men. 2 Ma. 13:19
- Again the king treated with them that were in Bethsura: gave his right hand: took theirs: and went away. 2 Ma. 13:22