1 Maccabees 1:31 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he took the spoils of the city, and set it on fire, and pulled down the houses thereof and the walls thereof on every side.

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He plundered the city. He set fires within it, destroyed its houses, and tore down its protective walls.

And he spoke peaceful words to them, in deceitfulness; and they believed him.

And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit: and they believed him.

He plundered the city, set it on fire, and tore down its buildings and walls.

He took the spoils of the city, set it on fire, and pulled down its houses and its walls on every side.

After taking everything he wanted, he set fire to the city, destroying its houses and walls.