2 Maccabees 11:4

4 Lysias was so pleased with his tens of thousands of infantry, his thousands of cavalry, and his eighty elephants that he failed to take into account the power of God.

2 Maccabees 11:4 In-Context

2 and led 80,000 infantry and all his cavalry against the Jews with the intention of turning Jerusalem into a Greek city.

3 The Temple would be taxed, as were all Gentile places of worship, and the office of High Priest would be up for sale each year.

4 Lysias was so pleased with his tens of thousands of infantry, his thousands of cavalry, and his eighty elephants that he failed to take into account the power of God.

5 He invaded Judea and attacked the fort of Bethzur, about twenty miles south of Jerusalem.

6 When Judas and his men heard that Lysias was laying siege to their forts, they and all the people cried and wept, begging the Lord to send a good angel to save them.