2 Maccabees 8:20-22

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁰ And of the battle that they had fought against the Galatians in Babylonia, how they, being in all but six thousand, when it came to the point, and the Macedonians their companions were a stand, slew a hundred and twenty thousand, because of the help they had from heaven, and for this they received many favours.

²¹ With these words they were greatly encouraged, and disposed even to die for the laws and their country.

²² So he appointed his brethren captains over each division of his army, Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving to each one fifteen hundred men.