14. And Judas saw that the stronger part of the army of Bacchides was on the right side, and all the steadfast in heart came together with him.
15. And the right part was crushed by them, and he pursued them even to Mount Azotus.
16. And those who were with the left horn saw that the right horn was crushed, and so they followed after Judas, and those who were with him, at their back.
17. And the battle was hard fought, and there fell many wounded from one side and the other.
18. And Judas fell, and the others fled away.
19. And Jonathan and Simon carried Judas, their brother, and they buried him in the sepulcher of their fathers, in the city of Modin.
20. And all the people of Israel wept for him with a great wailing, and they mourned him for many days.
21. And they said, "Such a powerful man has fallen, who accomplished the salvation of the people of Israel!"
22. But the rest of the words, about the wars of Judas, and the virtuous acts that he did, and his magnitude, have not been written. For they were very many.
23. And it happened that, after the death of Judas, the iniquitous began to emerge in all the parts of Israel, and they began to encourage all those who worked iniquity.
24. In those days, there occurred a very great famine, and the entire region handed itself over to Bacchides.
25. And Bacchides chose impious men, and he appointed them as rulers of the region.