1 Maccabees 6:39-41

New Catholic Bible

³⁹ When the sun shone on the gold and bronze shields, the mountains blazed with their reflection and gleamed like burning torches. ⁴⁰ Part of the king’s army was stationed on the high hills, while others were assembled in the plain. They advanced steadily and in good order, ⁴¹ and seized all who trembled as they heard the clamor raised by this vast multitude as they marched and by the clash of their arms, for their army was a very large and powerful force.