2 Maccabees 10:27-35
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27 So after the prayer they took their weapons, and went on further from the city: and when they drew near to their enemies, they kept by themselves.
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28 Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the one part having together with their virtue their refuge also unto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory: the other side making their rage leader of their battle
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29 But when the battle waxed strong, there appeared unto the enemies from heaven five comely men upon horses, with bridles of gold, and two of them led the Jews,
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30 And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and covered him on every side weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings against the enemies: so that being confounded with blindness, and full of trouble, they were killed.
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31 And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen.
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32 As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gawra, where Chereas was governor.
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33 But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the fortress courageously four days.
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34 And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words.
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35 Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus' company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal.