καὶ ἀπέστειλεν μετʼ αὐτῶν τεσσεράκοντα χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν καὶ ἑπτακισχίλιον ἵππον, τοῦ ἐλθεῖν εἰς γῆν Ἰούδα καὶ καταφθεῖραι αὐτὴν κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ βασιλέως.