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Afterward they joined together in prayer to the merciful Lord, asking him to look favorably upon his servants.
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The Jews later fought against the forces of Timothy and Bacchides and killed more than 20,000 of them. They captured some very high fortresses and took a lot of loot, which they divided equally among themselves and the widows, orphans, old men, and the victims of persecution.
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They carefully collected all the enemy's weapons and stored them in strategic places, but the rest of the loot was taken to Jerusalem.
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They executed the commanding officer of Timothy's forces, a godless man who had caused the Jews much suffering.
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While celebrating their victory in the city of their ancestors, they burned alive those men who had set fire to the Temple gates. The dead included Callisthenes, who had hidden in a small house; and so he received the punishment he deserved for his evil deeds.
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In this way, the evil Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews,
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was defeated with the help of the Lord by the very people he despised so much. He threw off his splendid uniform and fled all alone like a runaway slave, until he reached Antioch. He had succeeded only in destroying his entire army.