1 Maccabees 10:77LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 77 of 89
"And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army."
In context
75And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it.
76And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe.
77And Apollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen, and a great army.
78And he went to Azotus as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle.
79And Apollonius left privately in the camp a thousand horsemen behind them.