1 Maccabees 6:50-52

Common English Bible

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. ⁵² The Jews made war engines to match theirs, and they battled for many days.