one thirty-two
valiant men, who fought from above: and an Indian to rule the beast.

6:38. And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that
side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten
them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof.

6:39. Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the
mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire.

6:40. And part of the king's army was distinguished by the high
mountains, and the other part by the low places: and they marched on
warily and orderly.

6:41. And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of
their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of
the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong.

6:42. And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the
king's army six hundred men.

6:43. And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed
with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it
seemed to him that the king was on it:

6:44. And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself
an everlasting name.

6:45. And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on
the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and
that side.

6:46. And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself
under it: and slew it, and it fell to the ground upon him, and he died
there.

6:47. Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of
his army, turned away from them.

6:48. But the king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the
king's army pitched their tents against Judea and Mount Sion.

6:49. And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came
forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up
there, for it was the year of rest to the land.

6:50. And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep
it.

6:51. And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he
set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast
fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot
arrows, and slings.

6:52. And they also made engines against their engines, and they fought
for many days.

6:53. But there were no victuals in the city, because it was the seventh
year: and such as had stayed in Judea of them that came from among the
nations, had ea