2 Maccabees 12:27-29

Common English Bible

²⁷ After overturning and destroying these places, he made war also on Ephron, a fortified city with a mixed population, where Lysias made his home. Strong young men fought bravely, however, in front of the walls where there were also many war engines and arrows. ²⁸ Calling on the Lord who crushes the strength of the enemy, the Jews took control of the city and killed about twenty-five thousand people. ²⁹ Then breaking camp and marching from there, they moved swiftly against Scythopolis, seventy-five miles^[a] from Jerusalem.