1 Maccabees 13:43 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 In those days he encamped against Gazara, and compassed it round about with armies; and he made an engine of siege, and brought it up to the city, and smote a tower, and took it. More versionsCommon English Bible In those days, Simon camped against Gazara and surrounded it with troops. He made a siege engine and brought it up to the city. He battered and captured one tower. Catholic Public Domain Version In those days, Simon took up a position at Gaza, and he encamped around it, and he made machines of war, and he applied them to the city, and he struck one tower and captured it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it. Good News Translation (US Version) At that time Simon laid siege to Gezer and surrounded it with his army. He built a movable siege platform, brought it up to the town wall, attacked one of the towers, and captured it. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers In those days Simon encamped against Gazara, and surrounded it with troops. He made a seige engine, and brought it up to the city, and struck a tower, and captured it. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition About this time, Simon and the Jewish forces surrounded the town of Gazara and set up a large weapon to break through the wall. They pushed it up to the town wall, where they broke through and captured one of the towers. |