1 Maccabees 11:4DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 4 of 74
"And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way."
In context
2And he went out into Syria with peaceable words, and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law.
3Now when Ptolemee entered into the cities, he put garrisons of soldiers in every city.
4And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way.
5And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace.
6And Jonathan came to meet the king at Joppe with glory, and they saluted one another, and they lodged there.