2 Maccabees 8:33
“In place of "victory songs" I have read in another edition "days of victory." Therefore, with the enemies overcome, Judas celebrates the feast, because together with the saints each person, through the grace of Christ, triumphs over the ancient enemy, and, filled with spiritual joy, ought to compose fitting praises an…”
33Furthermore at such time as they kept the feast for the victory in their country they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire upon the holy gates, who had fled into a little house; and so he received a reward meet for his wickedness.
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31And when they had gathered their armour together, they laid them up all carefully in convenient places, and the remnant of the spoils they brought to Jerusalem.
32They slew also Philarches, that wicked person, who was with Timotheus, and had annoyed the Jews many ways.
— 2 Maccabees 8:33 —
34As for that most ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews,
35He was through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made least account; and putting off his glorious apparel, and discharging his company, he came like a fugitive servant through the midland unto Antioch having very great dishonour, for that his host was destroyed.