1 Maccabees 10:81

81 But his men stood fast, as Jonathan had commanded, and the enemy's horses grew tired.

1 Maccabees 10:81 In-Context

79 Now Apollonius had secretly left a thousand cavalry behind them.

80 Jonathan learned that there was an ambush behind him, for they surrounded his army and shot arrows at his men from early morning until late afternoon.

81 But his men stood fast, as Jonathan had commanded, and the enemy's horses grew tired.

82 Then Simon brought forward his force and engaged the phalanx in battle (for the cavalry was exhausted); they were overwhelmed by him and fled,

83 and the cavalry was dispersed in the plain. They fled to Azotus and entered Beth-dagon, the temple of their idol, for safety.

Footnotes

• [a] Gk [their]