1 Maccabees 6:49-52 World English Bible (WEB)

49. And he made peace with them of Bethsura; and he came out of the city, because they had no food there to endure the siege, because it was a Sabbath to the land.

50. And the king took Bethsura, and appointed a garrison there to keep it.

51. And he encamped against the sanctuary many days; and set there mounds to shoot from, and engines of war, and instruments for casting fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts, and slings.

52. And they also made engines against their engines, and fought for many days.

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