Good News Translation
Not only this, but the Idumeans themselves controlled certain strategic fortresses and were constantly harassing the Jews. They welcomed those who fled from Jerusalem and did everything they could to keep the country in a perpetual state of war.

New Revised Standard Version
Besides this, the Idumeans, who had control of important strongholds, were harassing the Jews; they received those who were banished from Jerusalem, and endeavored to keep up the war.

Contemporary English Version
Even the Idumeans themselves attacked us, hoping to turn the whole country into a battleground. They controlled strong fortresses and welcomed all the troublemakers who had been run out of Jerusalem.

New American Bible
At the same time the Idumeans, who held some strategic strongholds, were harassing the Jews; they welcomed fugitives from Jerusalem and endeavored to continue the war.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Jews that occupied the most commodious holds, received those that were driven out of Jerusalem, and attempted to make war.

And the Jews that occupied the most commodious holds, received those that were driven out of Jerusalem, and attempted to make war.

2 Maccabees 10:13
But being accused for this to Eupator by his friends, and being oftentimes called traitor, because he had left Cyprus, which Philometor had committed to him, and coming over to Antiochus the Illustrious, had revolted also from him, he put an end to his life by poison.

2 Maccabees 10:14
But Gorgias, who was governor of the holds, taking with him the strangers, often fought against the Jews.

2 Maccabees 10:16
Then they that were with Machabeus, beseeching the Lord by prayers to be their helper, made a strong attack upon the strong holds of the Idumeans:

2 Maccabees 10:17
And assaulting them with great force, won the holds, killed them that came in the way, and slew altogether no fewer than twenty thousand.