2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 12:9

καὶ τοῖς Ιαμνίταις νυκτὸς ἐπιβαλὼν ὑφῆψεν τὸν λιμένα σὺν τῷ στόλῳ ὥστε φαίνεσθαι τὰς αὐγὰς τοῦ φέγγους εἰς τὰ Ιεροσόλυμα σταδίων ὄντων διακοσίων τεσσαράκοντα.
King James Version (KJV)

He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set fire on the haven and the navy, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem two hundred and forty furlongs off.

Modern English

he attacked the Jamnites too by night, setting fire to their harbor and fleet, so that the glow of the flames could be seen from Jerusalem, thirty miles away.

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