1 Maccabees 6:29-31

Good News Translation

²⁹ He also hired mercenary soldiers from other countries and from the Greek islands. ³⁰ His forces numbered 100,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry, and 32 elephants trained for war. ³¹ The king and his army passed through Idumea and laid siege to Bethzur, where they fought for a long time. They built battering rams and siege platforms, but the defenders fought bravely and came out of the town and burned down the platforms.