1 Maccabees 6:43
Good News Translation
When Eleazar Avaran saw that one of the elephants was larger than the others and that it was covered with royal armor, he thought that the king was riding on it.

New Revised Standard Version
Now Eleazar, called Avaran, saw that one of the animals was equipped with royal armor. It was taller than all the others, and he supposed that the king was on it.

Contemporary English Version
Eleazar noticed that the largest elephant was dressed in the royal armor. So he said to himself, "I'm certain Antiochus must be up there!"

New American Bible
Eleazar, called Avaran, saw one of the beasts covered with royal armor and bigger than any of the others, and so he thought the king was on it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it:

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.

1 Maccabees 6:42
And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred men.

1 Maccabees 6:44
And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name.

1 Maccabees 6:45
And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side.

Context
1 Maccabees 6
42And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred men. 43And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it: 44And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name.…
Cross References
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.

1 Maccabees 6:42
And Judas and his army drew near for battle: and there fell of the king's army six hundred men.

1 Maccabees 6:44
And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name.

1 Maccabees 6:45
And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side.



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1 Maccabees 6:42
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