2 Maccabees 15:25-27

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁵ But Nicanor, and they that were with him came forward, with trumpets and songs.

²⁶ But Judas, and they that were with him, encountered them, calling upon God by prayers:

²⁷ So fighting with their hands, but praying to the Lord with their hearts, they slew no less than five and thirty thousand, being greatly cheered with the presence of God.