2 Maccabees 15:24-26

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁴ By the might of thy arm may these blasphemers who come against thy holy people be struck down.” With these words he ended his prayer.

²⁵ Nica′nor and his men advanced with trumpets and battle songs; ²⁶ and Judas and his men met the enemy in battle with invocation to God and prayers.