1 Maccabees 7:43

43 So the armies met in battle on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. Nicanor's army was crushed, and he himself was the first to die in the battle.

1 Maccabees 7:43 In-Context

41 When the messengers from the king of the Assyrians insulted us with words, your angel went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand.

42 So crush this army before us today. Let the rest learn that he has spoken against your sanctuary in an evil way, and judge him for this wickedness.

43 So the armies met in battle on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. Nicanor's army was crushed, and he himself was the first to die in the battle.

44 When his army saw that Nicanor had died, they threw down their weapons and fled.

45 The Jews pursued them a day's journey, from Adasa to Gazara. As they followed them, they kept blasting the battle call on the trumpets.

Footnotes

• [a] February–March, 160 BCE