1 Maccabees 6:36

These were ready at every occasion: wheresoever the beast was, and whithersoever the beast went, they went also, neither departed they from him.

These were ready at every occasion: wheresoever the beast was, and whithersoever the beast went, they went also, neither departed they from him.

These were ready beforehand, wherever the elephant was. Wherever the elephant went, they went with it. They didn’t leave it.