2 Maccabees 4:41

41 When the people saw Lysimachus' assault, they grabbed stones and blocks of wood—some even took handfuls of ashes—and they hurled these at Lysimachus' men, causing great confusion.

2 Maccabees 4:41 In-Context

39 With Menelaus' approval, Lysimachus committed many sacrilegious acts against the city. There was a report that he had transported much gold equipment abroad, so the populace gathered together against Lysimachus.
40 Because the crowds were aroused and furious, Lysimachus armed three thousand men and incited cruel force under the leadership of a certain Auranus, a man as senseless as he was old.
41 When the people saw Lysimachus' assault, they grabbed stones and blocks of wood—some even took handfuls of ashes—and they hurled these at Lysimachus' men, causing great confusion.
42 In the end, they wounded many, killed some, and forced all of them to flee. They overpowered and killed the temple plunderer Lysimachus near the treasury.
43 The people brought charges against Menelaus regarding these matters.
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