1 Maccabees 6:28

28 The king was enraged when he heard this. He gathered all his chief political advisors, the commanders of his troops, and those with authority.

1 Maccabees 6:28 In-Context

26 Look, today they've camped against the elevated fortress in Jerusalem to capture it. They've fortified both the sanctuary and Beth-zur.

27 Unless you do something soon to prevent them, they'll do even worse things. Then you won't be able to stop them."

28 The king was enraged when he heard this. He gathered all his chief political advisors, the commanders of his troops, and those with authority.

29 Mercenary forces from other kingdoms and the Mediterranean islands also joined him.

30 The total number of his forces was one hundred thousand army troops and twenty thousand cavalry, with thirty-two elephants trained for war.

Footnotes

• [a] Or Friends