1 Maccabees 16:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ they marched into the plain early in the morning, where a large force of infantry and cavalry was waiting to attack them, with a stream lying between the two armies. ⁶ John and his troops lined up in position facing them. When he realized that his soldiers were afraid to cross the stream, John himself crossed over first. On seeing this, his men followed him across. ⁷ Then he divided his army into two sections, with the cavalry centered between them, for the cavalry of the enemy were very numerous.