23:1
Antiochus Eupator and Lysias enter Yehudah with elephants and a massive army.
23:2
Eleazar, brother of Yehudah, attacks an elephant he believes carries the king and dies beneath it after striking it down.
23:3
The fortress and Yerushalayim come under heavy pressure.
23:4
Political changes within the Seleucid kingdom interrupt the campaign and force a negotiated withdrawal.