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1 Maccabees 6:30-32
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Maccabees 6:30-32
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
30 The number of his forces was one hundred thousand foot soldiers, twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants accustomed to war.(A) 31 They came through Idumea and encamped against Beth-zur, and for many days they fought and built engines of war, but the Jews[a] sallied out and burned these with fire and fought courageously.(B)
The Battle at Beth-zechariah
32 Then Judas marched away from the citadel and encamped at Beth-zechariah, opposite the camp of the king.
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