1 Maccabees 4:22-24

Common English Bible

²² They ran away into the land of the Philistines. ²³ So Judas went back to plunder the camp. His army took a great amount of gold and silver, cloth that was dyed blue and purple, and great riches. ²⁴ As they returned, they sang hymns and songs of praise to heaven: “God is good, because his mercy endures forever.”