1 Maccabees 6:33-35

Good News Translation

³³ Early the next morning, the king rapidly moved his army along the road to Beth Zechariah, where his troops took up battle positions and blew trumpets. ³⁴ They got the elephants ready for battle by showing them grape juice and mulberry juice. ³⁵ The huge animals were distributed among the infantry units. A thousand men, protected by chain armor and bronze helmets, were stationed with each elephant. Each animal was also accompanied by a special force of 500 cavalry,