2 Maccabees 13:17-19

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁷ Forsooth this was done in the day lighting, for the protection of the Lord helped him.

¹⁸ But when the king had taken (a) taste of (the) hardiness of (the) Jews by craft, he assayed [or attempted] (the) hardinesses of places;

¹⁹ and moved the tents to Bethsura, that was a stronghold of (the) Jews; but he was driven (away), (and) hurtled, and (di)minished, or wasted.