2 Maccabees 15:23-27
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23 Wherefore now also, O Lord of heaven, send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them;
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24 And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terror, that come against thy holy people to blaspheme. And he ended thus.
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25 Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs.
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26 But Judas and his company encountered the enemies with invocation and prayer.
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27 So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered.