Then the king made Cendebeus commander-in-chief of the coastal country, and gave him troops of infantry and cavalry: King Antiochus appointed Cendebeus as the commander of his troops in the region along the eastern Mediterranean coast. For infantry and cavalry, see the comments on 1Macc 3.39-40.

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.