1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 13:43

Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παρενέβαλεν ἐπὶ Γαζαρα καὶ ἐκύκλωσεν αὐτὴν παρεμβολαῖς καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑλεόπολιν καὶ προσήγαγεν τῇ πόλει καὶ ἐπάταξεν πύργον ἕνα καὶ κατελάβετο.
King James Version (KJV)

In those days Simon camped against Gaza, and besieged it round about; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and battered a certain tower, and took it.

Modern English

In those days Simon camped against Gaza and besieged it on every side; he built a siege engine, positioned it by the city, battered a tower, and captured it.

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