1 Maccabees 9:53-55

Common English Bible

⁵³ He took hostage the sons of the leading citizens and put them under guard in the elevated fortress at Jerusalem.

⁵⁴ In the second month of the year 153,^[a] Alcimus gave orders to tear down the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary—to tear down the work of the prophets. But he only initiated the project. ⁵⁵ Right at that moment Alcimus had a stroke, and his work was stalled. He was paralyzed and couldn’t speak or give commands concerning his house.