1
Then took Gorgias five thousand footmen, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night;
2
To the end he might rush in upon the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of the fortress were his guides.
3
Now when Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king's army which was at Emmaus,
4
While as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp.
5
In the mean season came Gorgias by night into the camp of Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows flee from us