35. And they divided the beasts among the phalanxes, and they set by each elephant a thousand men armed with coats of mail, and helmets of brass on their heads; and for each beast were appointed five hundred chosen horsemen.
36. These were ready beforehand, wherever the beast was; and wherever the beast went, they went with him; they departed not from him.
37. And towers of wood were upon them, strong and covered, one upon each beast, girded fast upon him with cunning contrivances; and upon each beast were two and thirty valiant men that fought upon them, beside his Indian
38. (and the residue of the horsemen he set on this side and that side at the two parts of the army), striking terror into the enemy, and protected by the phalanxes.
39. Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains shone therewith, and blazed like torches of fire.
40. And a part of the king’s army was spread upon the high mountains, and some on the low ground, and they went on firmly and in order.
41. And all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the multitude, and the rattling of the arms, did quake: for the army was exceeding great and strong.
42. And Judas and his army drew near for battle, and there fell of the king’s army six hundred men.
43. And Eleazar, who was called Avaran, saw one of the beasts armed with royal breastplates, and he was higher than all the beasts, and the king seemed to be upon him;
44. and he gave himself to deliver his people, and to get him an everlasting name;
45. and he ran upon him courageously into the midst of the phalanx, and killed on the right hand and on the left, and they parted asunder from him on this side and on that.
46. And he crept under the elephant, and thrust him from beneath, and killed him; and the elephant fell to the earth upon him, and he died there.
47. And they saw the strength of the kingdom, and the fierce onset of the hosts, and turned away from them.
48. But they of the king’s army went up to Jerusalem to meet them, and the king encamped toward Judaea, and toward mount Sion.
49. And he made peace with them of Bethsura; and he came out of the city, because they had no food there to endure the siege, because it was a Sabbath to the land.