1 Maccabees 6:41-43

New Catholic Bible

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.

⁴² Judas and his army advanced to give battle, and six hundred of the king’s army were slain. ⁴³ Eleazar, called Avaran, noted that one of the elephants was adorned with royal armor. Since it was larger than all the other beasts, he thought that the king must be astride it,