40. And Timotheus said to the captains of his host, when Judas and his army drew near to the brook of water, If he pass over first to us, we shall not be able to withstand him; for he will mightily prevail against us:
41. but if he be afraid, and encamp beyond the river, we will cross over to him, and prevail against him.
42. Now when Judas came near to the brook of water, he caused the scribes of the people to remain by the brook, and gave commandment to them, saying, Suffer no man to encamp, but let all come to the battle.
43. And he crossed over the first against them, and all the people after him: and all the Gentiles were discomfited before his face, and cast away their arms, and fled to the temple at Carnaim.
44. And they took the city, and burned the temple with fire, together with all that were therein. And Carnaim was subdued, neither could they stand any longer before the face of Judas.
45. And Judas gathered together all Israel, them that were in the land of Gilead, from the least to the greatest, and their wives, and their children, and their stuff, an exceeding great army, that they might come into the land of Judah.
46. And they came as far as Ephron, and this same city was great, and it was in the way as they should go, exceeding strong: they could not turn aside from it on the right hand or on the left, but must needs pass through the midst of it.
47. And they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stones.
48. And Judas sent to them with words of peace, saying, We will pass through your land to go into our own land, and none shall do you any hurt, we will only pass by on our feet. And they would not open to him.
49. And Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the army, that each man should encamp in the place where he was.
50. And the men of the host encamped, and fought against the city all that day and all that night, and the city was delivered into his hands;
51. and he destroyed all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through the city over them that were slain.
52. And they went over Jordan into the great plain over against Bethshan.
53. And Judas gathered together those that lagged behind, and encouraged the people all the way through, until he came into the land of Judah.