1 Maccabees 1:31
“And when hee had taken the spoiles of the citie, hee set it on fire, and pulled downe the houses, and walles thereof on euery side.”
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1 Maccabees 1:31 Context
29And after two yeeres fully expired, the king sent his chiefe collectour of tribute vnto the cities of Iuda, who came vnto Ierusalem with a great multitude, 30And spake peaceable wordes vnto them, but [all was] deceit: for when they had giuen him credence, he fell suddenly vpon the citie, and smote it very sore, & destroyed much people of Israel. 31And when hee had taken the spoiles of the citie, hee set it on fire, and pulled downe the houses, and walles thereof on euery side. 32But the women & children tooke they captiue, and possessed the cattell. 33Then builded they the citie of Dauid with a great and strong wall, [and] with mightie towers, and made it a strong hold for them,
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And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side.
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