2 Maccabees 3:24–26

²⁴Now as he was there present himself with his guard about ^dthe treasury, the Lord of spirits, and the ^ePrince of all power, caused a great ^eeapparition, so that all that presumed to come in with him were astonished at the power of God, and fainted, and were sore afraid. ²⁵For there appeared unto them a horse with a terrible rider upon him, and adorned with a very fair covering, and he ran fiercely, and smote at Heliodorus with his forefeet, and it seemed that he that sat upon the horse had complete ^fharness of gold. ²⁶Moreover two other young men appeared before him, notable in strength, excellent in beauty, and comely in apparel, who stood by him on either side, and ^ffscourged him ^gcontinually, and gave him many sore stripes.