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
18 Gorgias and his troops when they come out of the nearby hills. Then you can take anything you want.
19 About this time, an enemy patrol came out of the hills.