Good News Translation
He made peace with the Jews of Bethzur, who then left the town. There had not been enough food in the town for them to withstand the siege because it was the sabbatical year, when no crops were planted.

New Revised Standard Version
He made peace with the people of Beth-zur, and they evacuated the town because they had no provisions there to withstand a siege, since it was a sabbatical year for the land.

New American Bible
He made peace with the people of Beth-zur, and they evacuated the city, because they had no food there to enable them to withstand a siege, for that was a sabbath year in the land.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land.

And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land.

1 Maccabees 6:47
Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of his army, turned away from them.

1 Maccabees 6:48
But the king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king's army pitched their tents against Judea and Mount Sion.

1 Maccabees 6:50
And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it.

1 Maccabees 6:51
And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot arrows, and slings.