1 Maccabees 4:3-7 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

3. And Judas heard of it, and he rose up, with his powerful men, to strike the force from the king's army that was in Emmaus.

4. For the army was still dispersed from the camp.

5. And Gorgias came by night, into the camp of Judas, and found no one, and he sought them in the mountains. For he said, "These men flee from us."

6. And when it had become day, Judas appeared in the plain with only three thousand men, who had neither armor nor swords.

7. And they saw the strength of the camp of the Gentiles, and the men in armor, and the horsemen surrounding them, and that these were trained to fight.

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