17 he said to the people: “Do not be greedy for plunder; for there is a fight ahead of us,
18 and Gorgias and his army are near us on the mountain. But now stand firm against our enemies and fight them. Afterward you can freely take the plunder.”
19 As Judas was finishing this speech, a detachment appeared, looking down from the mountain.
20 They saw that their army had been put to flight and their camp was burning. The smoke they saw revealed what had happened.
21 When they realized this, they completely lost heart; and when they also saw the army of Judas in the plain ready to attack,
22 they all fled to the land of the foreigners.
23 Then Judas went back to plunder the camp, and they took much gold and silver, cloth dyed blue and marine purple, and great treasure.