2 Maccabees 8:29-31

Good News Translation

²⁹ Afterward they joined together in prayer to the merciful Lord, asking him to look favorably upon his servants.

Judas Defeats Timothy and Bacchides

³⁰ The Jews later fought against the forces of Timothy and Bacchides and killed more than 20,000 of them. They captured some very high fortresses and took a lot of loot, which they divided equally among themselves and the widows, orphans, old men, and the victims of persecution. ³¹ They carefully collected all the enemy's weapons and stored them in strategic places, but the rest of the loot was taken to Jerusalem.