1 Maccabees 3:24

24 They pursued them down the descent of Beth-horon to the plain; eight hundred of them fell, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines.

1 Maccabees 3:24 In-Context

22 He himself will crush them before us; as for you, do not be afraid of them."

23 When he finished speaking, he rushed suddenly against Seron and his army, and they were crushed before him.

24 They pursued them down the descent of Beth-horon to the plain; eight hundred of them fell, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines.

25 Then Judas and his brothers began to be feared, and terror fell on the Gentiles all around them.

26 His fame reached the king, and the Gentiles talked of the battles of Judas.

Footnotes

• [a]. Other ancient authorities read [him]