2 Maccabees 10:18
“Moreover, when certain men had taken refuge in two very strongly fortified towers, etc. As the spiritual Maccabee fights, the enemies are driven to take refuge in two towers, since those who strove to overthrow Christ's army, although in no way able to resist the truth of the Gospel, yet, not believing unto salvation,…”
18And because certain, who were no less than nine thousand, were fled together into two very strong castles, having all manner of things convenient to sustain the siege,
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16Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and besought God that he would be their helper; and so they ran with violence upon the strong holds of the Idumeans,
17And assaulting them strongly, they won the holds, and kept off all that fought upon the wall, and slew all that fell into their hands, and killed no fewer than twenty thousand.
— 2 Maccabees 10:18 —
19Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zaccheus also, and them that were with him, who were enough to besiege them, and departed himself unto those places which more needed his help.
20Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for money through certain of those that were in the castle, and took seventy thousand drachms, and let some of them escape.