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The Syrian army came out of the camp and took up battle positions against the Jews. The cavalry was divided into two parts. The shock troops were in the front lines, but the archers and those who used slings went ahead of the main formation.
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Bacchides took his position on the right. The infantry advanced, protected on both sides by the cavalry, and the war trumpets were blown. The soldiers of Judas also sounded their trumpets.
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The ground shook from the noise when the two armies met, and they fought from morning until evening.
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When Judas saw that Bacchides and the main force of the Syrian army was on the right, all his bravest men joined him,
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and they crushed the Syrians' right wing. They pursued them as far as the foothills.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.