1 Maccabees 5:40-42

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ As Judas and his army were drawing near to the stream of water, Timothy told the officers of his forces, “If Judas crosses the water first, we won’t be able to resist him, and he’ll surely defeat us. ⁴¹ But if he hesitates out of fear and camps on the other side of the river, then we’ll cross over and defeat him.”

⁴² When Judas came to the stream of water, he stationed the scribes of the people there and issued this command: “Don’t let anyone start to make camp. Instead, force them all to enter the battle.”