2 Maccabees 12:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Because the walls had been solidly secured and there was plenty of food for future use, the inhabitants acted disrespectfully. They not only spoke in an insulting way to Judas’ men, they were even uttering unlawful insults against God. ¹⁵ Calling out to the great mighty one of the universe who caused Jericho to fall in Joshua’s time even without battering rams or war engines, Judas’ forces attacked the wall furiously. ¹⁶ They took the city by God’s will and killed so many men that a nearby lake a quarter of a mile^[a] wide appeared to be filled with blood.