1 Maccabees 6:48-50

Common English Bible

Siege of the temple

⁴⁸ The king’s army went up to Jerusalem against them. The king camped in Judea and at Mount Zion. ⁴⁹ He made peace with the people of Beth-zur. They evacuated the town because they lacked sufficient resources there to withstand a siege (it was a sabbatical year for the land). ⁵⁰ So the king took Beth-zur and positioned a guard unit there to hold it.