Good News Translation
At that time Simon laid siege to Gezer and surrounded it with his army. He built a movable siege platform, brought it up to the town wall, attacked one of the towers, and captured it.

New Revised Standard Version
In those days Simon encamped against Gazara and surrounded it with troops. He made a siege engine, brought it up to the city, and battered and captured one tower.

Contemporary English Version
About this time, Simon and the Jewish forces surrounded the town of Gazara and set up a large weapon to break through the wall. They pushed it up to the town wall, where they broke through and captured one of the towers.

New American Bible
In those days Simon besieged Gazara and surrounded it with troops. He made a siege machine, brought it up against the city, and attacked and captured one of the towers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it.

In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it.

1 Maccabees 13:41
In the year one hundred and seventy, the yoke of the Gentiles was taken off from Israel.

1 Maccabees 13:42
And the people of Israel began to write in the instruments, and public records, The first year under Simon, the high priest, the great captain, and prince of the Jews.

1 Maccabees 13:44
And they that were within the engine leapt into the city: and there was a great uproar in the city.

1 Maccabees 13:45
And they that were in the city went up, with their wives and children, upon the wall, with their garments rent, and they cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace.