Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The sunlight, reflected off the bronze and gold shields, shone on the mountains and flashed like burning torches. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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 6:37And 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. 1 Maccabees 6:38 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 6:40 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. 1 Maccabees 6:41 And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong. Context 1 Maccabees 6…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. 40And 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.… Cross References 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 6:38 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 6:40 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. 1 Maccabees 6:41 And all the inhabitants of the land were moved at the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the armour, for the army was exceeding great and strong. |