2 Maccabees 12:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ and because it was God's will, they captured the city. The Jews slaughtered so many people that a nearby lake, which was about a quarter of a mile wide, seemed to be overflowing with blood.

Judas Defeats Timothy's Army^(A)

¹⁷ From the city of Caspin, Judas and his men marched about 95 miles, until they came to the Jewish settlement of Charax, near the city of Tob. ¹⁸ But they did not find Timothy there, because he had already left the region. He had been able to do nothing there except leave behind a strong garrison in one place.