Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Lysias placed the rest of the cavalry on the two flanks of the army where they could be protected by the infantry while harassing the enemy. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. 1 Maccabees 6:36These before the time wheresoever the beast was they were there: and whithersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it. 1 Maccabees 6:37 And 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. 1 Maccabees 6:39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire. 1 Maccabees 6:40 And 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. Context 1 Maccabees 6…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.… Cross References 1 Maccabees 6:36 These before the time wheresoever the beast was they were there: and whithersoever it went, they went, and they departed not from it. 1 Maccabees 6:37 And 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. 1 Maccabees 6:39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold, and of brass, the mountains glittered therewith, and they shone like lamps of fire. 1 Maccabees 6:40 And 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. |