2 Maccabees 8:5-7

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁵ Now when Machabeus had gathered a multitude, he could not be withstood by the heathens: for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy.

⁶ So coming unawares upon the towns and cities, he set them on fire, and taking possession of the most commodious places, he made no small slaughter of the enemies:

⁷ And especially in the nights he went upon these expeditions, and the fame of his valour was spread abroad everywhere.