1 Maccabees 9:1

1 Furthermore, when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host,

1 Maccabees 9:1 In-Context

1 Furthermore, when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host,

2 who went forth by the way that leadeth to Gilgal, and pitched their tents before Mesaloth, which is in Arbela; and after they had won it, they slew many people.

3 Also the first month of the hundred fifty and second year, they encamped before Jerusalem,

4 from whence they removed and went to Berea with twenty thousand footmen and two thousand horsemen.

5 Now Judas had pitched his tents at Elasa, and three thousand chosen men with him,