1 Maccabees 9:66-68

New Catholic Bible

⁶⁶ He struck down Odomera and his kindred and the people of Phasiron in their encampment, all of whom had been preparing to set out to join in the battle.^{[a] 67} Meanwhile, Simon and his forces made a sortie from the town and set fire to the engines of war. ⁶⁸ Moving against Bacchides, they exerted such pressure that they inflicted a severe defeat upon him. Inasmuch as his plans for a military assault had been frustrated,