1 Maccabees 6:38LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 38 of 63
"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."
In context
36These before the time wheresoever the beast was, the were there: and withersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it.
37And upon the beast, there were strong wooden towers, which covered every one of them: and engines upon them: and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above; and an Indian to rule the beast.
38And 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.
39Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire.
40And 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.