2 Maccabees 3:26-28

Common English Bible

²⁶ Two young men also appeared before him—unmatched in bodily strength, of superb beauty, and with magnificent robes. They stood on either side of Heliodorus and beat him continuously with many blows. ²⁷ When he suddenly fell to the ground unconscious, his men grasped him and placed him on a stretcher. ²⁸ This was the same man who had just entered the treasury with a large group of men and a full bodyguard. Now they carried him away helpless, despite his weapons, and they publicly acknowledged God’s power.