1 Maccabees 6:28-30

Common English Bible

²⁸ The king was enraged when he heard this. He gathered all his chief political advisors,^[a] the commanders of his troops, and those with authority. ²⁹ Mercenary forces from other kingdoms and the Mediterranean islands also joined him. ³⁰ The total number of his forces was one hundred thousand army troops and twenty thousand cavalry, with thirty-two elephants trained for war.