2 Maccabees 8:23–26

²³And after the holy book had been read to them by Esdras, and he had given them for a watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor:

²⁴And the Almighty being their helper, they slew above nine thousand men: and having wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor’s army, they obliged them to fly.

²⁵And they took the money of them that came to buy them, and they pursued them on every side.

²⁶But they came back for want of time: for it was the day before the sabbath: and therefore they did not continue the pursuit.