24
And they pursued them from the going down of Bethhoron unto the plain, where were slain about eight hundred men of them; and the residue fled into the land of the Philistines.
25
Then began the fear of Judas and his brethren, and an exceeding great dread, to fall upon the nations round about them:
26
Insomuch as his fame came unto the king, and all nations talked of the battles of Judas.
27
Now when king Antiochus heard these things, he was full of indignation: wherefore he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, even a very strong army.
28
He opened also his treasure, and gave his soldiers pay for a year, commanding them to be ready whensoever he should need them.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.