1 Maccabees 6:43-46

New Catholic Bible

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, ⁴⁴ and he gave his life to save his people and win for himself everlasting renown. ⁴⁵ He courageously charged toward it through the midst of the phalanx, killing men right and left, so that they fell back on all sides at his approach. ⁴⁶ He got in position under the elephant and stabbed it from below, slaying it. The beast fell to the ground on top of him, and he died there.