And he placed garrisons in them to harass Israel: Good News Bible may be used as a model here. The troops placed in these locations would keep the Jews off balance by occasional raids or other threatening actions.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.