2 Maccabees 8:23–26

he also made Eleazar read aloud the holy Book, and taking ‘God’s Help’ as a watchword put himself at the head of the first division, and engaged Nicanor. And, since the Almighty fought on their side, they slew over nine thousand of the enemy, wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor’s army, and forced them all to flee. They also secured the very money of those who had arrived for the purpose of buying them. Then, after pursuing them for some distance, they were obliged to turn back on account of time; it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they made no effort to follow them up.