1 Maccabees 12:49-51

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ Trypho then sent infantry and cavalry into Galilee and the great plain to destroy Jonathan’s soldiers. ⁵⁰ But Jonathan’s forces believed that Jonathan had been seized and had died along with his troops. They encouraged each other and kept marching in tight formation, ready for fighting. ⁵¹ When their pursuers saw that they would fight for their lives, they turned back.