29. But when they were in the heat of the engagement there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely with golden bridles, conducting the Jews:
30. Two of whom took Machabeus between them, and covered him on every side with their arms, and kept him safe: but cast darts and fireballs against the enemy, so that they fell down, being both confounded with blindness, and filled with trouble.
31. And there were slain twenty thousand five hundred, and six hundred horsemen.
32. But Timotheus fled into Gazara a strong hold, where Chereas was governor.
33. Then Machabeus, and they that were with him, cheerfully laid siege to the fortress four days.
34. But they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and cast forth abominable words.