1 Maccabees 16:10

So they fled even unto the towers in the fields of Azotus; wherefore he burned it with fire: so that there were slain of them about two thousand men. Afterward he returned into the land of Judea in peace.

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Overview of 1 Maccabees 16:10

Summary

Pursuing army destroys enemy stronghold and returns victorious

Place

Azotus

Event

Enemy fortress destroyed

Estimated Time Period

c. 140 BC