11 then every Gentile will know that our God saves and rescues his people.
12 The Jewish troops started toward the Gentiles, who saw them coming
13 and went out to fight. Then Judas shouted, “Blow the trumpets
14 and attack!” The Jews crushed the Gentiles and chased their soldiers to the valley,
15 killing everyone they caught.Some of the enemy troops ran as far as the towns of Gazara, Azotus, and Jamnia. Others reached the valley near Idumea. Judas went after them, and that day three thousand Gentiles died.
16 After Judas and his men had stopped chasing the enemy,
17 he said to everyone:Don't be eager to take anything from the bodies of the dead now. We will still have to fight