2 Maccabees 8:28-30
Good News Translation
28 When the Sabbath was over, they gave some of the loot to the victims of persecution and to the widows and orphans; then they divided the rest among their own families. 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.
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