2 Maccabees 15:28-30

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²⁸ When the action was over and they were returning with joy, they recognized Nicanor, lying dead, in full armor.^{(A) 29} Then there was shouting and tumult, and they blessed the Sovereign Lord in the language of their ancestors.^{(B) 30} Then the man who was ever in body and soul the defender of his people, the man who maintained his youthful goodwill toward his compatriots, ordered them to cut off Nicanor’s head and arm and carry them to Jerusalem.^(C)