1 Maccabees 6:49

49 He made peace with the people of Beth-zur. They evacuated the town because they lacked sufficient resources there to withstand a siege (it was a sabbatical year for the land).

1 Maccabees 6:49 In-Context

47 As the Jews experienced the might and the fierce attack of the king's forces, they turned away and fled.

48 The king's army went up to Jerusalem against them. The king camped in Judea and at Mount Zion.

49 He made peace with the people of Beth-zur. They evacuated the town because they lacked sufficient resources there to withstand a siege (it was a sabbatical year for the land).

50 So the king took Beth-zur and positioned a guard unit there to hold it.

51 Then he camped in front of the sanctuary for many days. He set up siege towers, war engines that threw fire and rocks, machines to shoot darts, and catapults.