2 Maccabees 10:36

Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burnt the towers, and kindling fires burnt the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,

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Overview of 2 Maccabees 10:36

Summary

Reinforcements burn towers, capture city gates

Place

Gawra

Event

Forces burn fortifications, capture city

Estimated Time Period

c. 160 BC