1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 6:62

καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς ὄρος Σιων καὶ εἶδεν τὸ ὀχύρωμα τοῦ τόπου καὶ ἠθέτησεν τὸν ὁρκισμόν, ὃν ὤμοσεν, καὶ ἐνετείλατο καθελεῖν τὸ τεῖχος κυκλόθεν.
King James Version (KJV)

Then the king entered into mount Sion; but when he saw the strength of the place, he brake his oath that he had made, and gave commandment to pull down the wall round about.

Modern English

Then the king entered Mount Zion, but when he saw how strong the position was, he broke the oath he had sworn and ordered the surrounding wall torn down.

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