And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified [themselves] therein.
WEB
1 Maccabees 1:34
They put a sinful nation, transgressors of the law, there, and they strengthened themselves in it.
Parallel Translations
And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein.
And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein.