During the absence across the Jordan of king Fulk with Thierry of Flanders, with the kingdom denuded of troops, some Turks raided Tekoah. Robert the Burgundian, master of the Temple, heard of this and went against them with some bretheren and other knights, the people following, and Bernard Vacher from Fulk's household brought a royal standard. The Turks retreated but the attackers moved up so carelessly that the fugitives were able to rally and defeat them with heavy casualties, including the much-lamented Templar Odo of Monfaucon