31. When Judas heard the noise, the shouts, and the sound of trumpets coming from the city, he realized that the battle had begun,
32. so he said to his men, “Fight today for our fellow-Jews!”
33. He ordered his men to march in three columns and attack the enemy from the rear. As they moved forward, they blew trumpets and shouted prayers.
34. When the army under Timothy's command saw that it was Judas Maccabaeus, the soldiers turned and fled. Judas crushed them and killed about 8,000 men that day.
35. Then Judas turned aside to attack the town of Alema; he captured it and killed all the men in it. He looted the town and set fire to it.
36. From there he went on and captured Chaspho, Maked, Bosor, and the other towns of Gilead.
37. After this, Timothy gathered another army and camped opposite Raphon, on the other side of a river.