And Trypho captured the elephants and gained control of Antioch: The elephants belonged to Demetrius. Of course, it was the soldiers under Trypho’s command who actually took control of the war elephants. When this was done, Trypho was in complete control of the city.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.