1 Maccabees 4:19

19 Judas was just finishing his speech when an enemy patrol on a scouting mission looked down from the mountains

1 Maccabees 4:19 In-Context

17 he said to his men, "Don't be greedy for loot. Gorgias and his army are nearby in the mountains, so there is still heavy fighting ahead of us. We must stand firm and fight. After that, you can safely take all the loot you want."

19 Judas was just finishing his speech when an enemy patrol on a scouting mission looked down from the mountains

20 and saw that their army had been put to flight; they could tell from the smoke that their camp was burning.

21 When they saw all this, they were terrified, and when they also saw that Judas' army was in the plain ready for battle,