2 Maccabees 8:24

24 Almighty God fought on their side, and they killed more than 9,000 of the enemy. They wounded many others and put the entire enemy army to flight.

2 Maccabees 8:24 In-Context

22 of about 1,500 men each, with himself and his brothers Simon, Joseph, and Jonathan each in charge of a division.

23 After ordering Eleazar to read aloud from the holy book, he gave his men the battle cry: "God will help us," and personally led the attack against Nicanor.

24 Almighty God fought on their side, and they killed more than 9,000 of the enemy. They wounded many others and put the entire enemy army to flight.

25 They seized the money from the people who had come to buy them as slaves. Then they pursued the enemy a long way, until they had to return,

26 because it was almost time for the Sabbath to begin.