Good News Translation
John divided his army and placed his cavalry in the middle of the infantry, because there was a large number of enemy cavalry.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he divided the army and placed the cavalry in the center of the infantry, for the cavalry of the enemy were very numerous.

Contemporary English Version
John noticed that Cendebeus had a lot of cavalry. So John divided his men into groups and ordered them to take up positions around their own cavalry.

New American Bible
Then he divided his infantry and put his cavalry in the center, for the enemy’s cavalry were very numerous.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the horsemen of the enemies were very numerous.

And he divided the people, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: but the horsemen of the enemies were very numerous.

1 Maccabees 16:5
And they arose in the morning, and went into the plain: and behold a very great army of footmen and horsemen came against them, and there was a running river between them.

1 Maccabees 16:6
And he and his people pitched their camp over against them, and he saw that the people were afraid to go over the river, so he went over first: then the men seeing him, passed over after him.

1 Maccabees 16:8
And they sounded the holy trumpets: and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight: and there fell many of them wounded, and the rest fled into the strong hold.

1 Maccabees 16:9
At that time, Judas, John's brother, was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built: