1 Maccabees 1:30-32

Common English Bible

³⁰ The agent spoke peaceably and the Jews believed him, but he was deceitful. Without warning, he attacked the city, dealt it a brutal blow, and killed many Israelites. ³¹ He plundered the city. He set fires within it, destroyed its houses, and tore down its protective walls. ³² His forces took women and children as prisoners and seized livestock.