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38 Exact vengeance on this man and his army, and let them fall by the sword. Remember their blasphemies and grant them no reprieve.”

39 Judas Routs the Enemy. Nicanor left Jerusalem and encamped at Beth-horon, where he was joined by an army from Syria. 40 Meanwhile, Judas pitched camp in Adasa[a] with three thousand men, where he offered this prayer:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Maccabees 7:40 Adasa: a town about seven miles from Beth-horon on the road to Jerusalem.