1 Maccabees 5:51

51 He destroyed every male by the edge of the sword, and razed and plundered the town. Then he passed through the town over the bodies of the dead.

1 Maccabees 5:51 In-Context

49 Then Judas ordered proclamation to be made to the army that all should encamp where they were.

50 So the men of the forces encamped, and he fought against the town all that day and all the night, and the town was delivered into his hands.

51 He destroyed every male by the edge of the sword, and razed and plundered the town. Then he passed through the town over the bodies of the dead.

52 Then they crossed the Jordan into the large plain before Beth-shan.

53 Judas kept rallying the laggards and encouraging the people all the way until he came to the land of Judah.