The King's Battle Near Modin

The King with barbarous arrogance was coming to show the Jews things far worse than those that had been done in his father's time. But when Judas heard of this, he ordered the people to call upon the Lord day and night for help. After consulting privately with the elders, he determined to march out and decide the matter by the help of God before the King's army could enter Judea. He gave his men the watchword, God's Victory, and with a picked force of the bravest young men, he attacked the King's pavilion at night and slew as many as two thousand men in the camp. In the end, they filled the camp with terror and confusion and