1 the hundred and forty and ninth year.
17And the hundred and fiftieth year, and he made the citadel, and were alienated from us; but as many of us as they could light on at full speed along the road to Bethzacharias, and his forces made them ready to battle, and sounded with the trumpets.
34And they shewed the elephants See Ecclus. 39.26.the blood of grapes and mulberries, that they might prepare them for the battle.
35And they divided the beasts among the phalanxes, and they set by each elephant a thousand men armed with coats of mail, and helmets of brass on their heads; and for each beast were appointed five hundred chosen horsemen.
36These were ready beforehand, wheresoever the beast was; and whithersoever the beast went, they went with him; they departed not from him.
37And towers of wood were upon them, strong and covered, one upon each beast, girt fast upon him with cunning contrivances; and upon each beast were two and thirty valiant men that fought upon them, beside his Indian
38(And the residue of the horsemen he set on this side and that side at the two parts of the army), striking terror into the enemy, and protected by the Cp. ch. 10.82.phalanxes.
39Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains shone therewith, and blazed like torches of fire.
40And a part of the king's army was spread upon the high mountains, and some on the low ground, and they went on firmly and in order.
41And all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the multitude, and the rattling of the arms, did quake: for the army was exceeding great and strong.
42And Judas and his army drew near for battle, and there fell of the king's army six hundred men.
43And Eleazar, ch. 2.5.who was called Avaran, saw one of the beasts armed with royal breastplates, and he was higher than all the beasts, and the king seemed to be upon him;
44And he gave himself to deliver his people, and to get him Cp. ch. 2.51.an everlasting name;
45And he ran upon him courageously into the midst of the See ver. 38.phalanx, and slew on the right hand and on the left, and they parted asunder from him on this side and on that.
46And he crept under the elephant, and thrust him from beneath, and slew him; and the elephant fell to the earth upon him, and he died there.
47And they saw the strength of the kingdom, and the fierce onset of the hosts, and turned away from them.
48But they of the king's army went up to Jerusalem to meet them, and the king encamped toward Judæa, and toward mount Sion.
49Cp. 2 Mac. 13.22.And he made peace with them of See ch. 4.29.Bethsura; and he came out of the city, because they had no food there to endure the siege, because it was Cp. 2 Chr. 36.21. See Lev. 25.2-7.a sabbath to the land.
50And the king took See ch. 4.29.Bethsura, and appointed a garrison there to keep it.
51And he encamped against the sanctuary many days; and set there See ver. 20.mounds to shoot from, and engines of war, and instruments for casting fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts, and slings.
52And they also made engines against their engines, and fought for many days.
53But there were no victuals in the sanctuary, because it was Cp. ver. 49.the seventh year, and they that fled for safety into Judæa from among the Gentiles had eaten up the residue of the store;
54And there were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine prevailed against them, and they were scattered, each man to his own place.
55And ver. 17. See ch. 3.32.Lysias heard say, that See ver. 14.Philip, whom Antiochus the king, whiles he was yet alive, appointed to nourish up his son Antiochus, that he might be king,
56Was returned from See ver. 1.Persia and Media, and with him the forces that went with the king, and that he was seeking to take unto him the government.
57And he made haste, and gave consent to depart; and he said to the king and the leaders of the host and to the men, We decay daily, and our food is scant, and the place where we encamp is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us:
58Now therefore let us ch. 11.50,62,66.give the right hand to these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation,
59And covenant with them, that they shall walk after their own laws, as aforetime: for because of their laws which we abolished they were angered, and did all these things.
60See 2 Mac. 13.22-24.And the saying pleased the king and the princes, and he sent unto them to make peace; and they accepted thereof.
61And the king and the princes sware unto them: thereupon they came forth from the stronghold.
62And the king entered into mount Sion; and he saw the strength of the place, and set at nought the oath which he had sworn, and gave commandment to pull down Cp. ch. 4.60.the wall round about.
63And he removed in haste, and Cp. 2 Mac. 13.26.returned unto See ch. 3.37.Antioch, and found See ver. 14.Philip master of the city; and he fought against him, and took the city by force.
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