2 Maccabees 11:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ All together they praised the merciful God, and their souls were strengthened. They prepared themselves to attack not only men but also the most fierce animals and even the iron walls. ¹⁰ They proceeded in battle order, having a heavenly ally thanks to the Lord’s mercy toward them. ¹¹ Charging like lions against their enemies, they took down eleven thousand foot soldiers and sixteen hundred horses, and they put all the rest to flight.