2 Maccabees 12:22–28

²² When the band of Judas, who led the first division, appeared in sight, and when terror and fear came upon the enemy, because the manifestation of him who sees all things came upon them, they fled in every direction, carried this way and that, so that they were often injured by their own men, and pierced with the points of their own swords. (WEB) ²³ Judas continued the pursuit more vigorously, putting the wicked wretches to the sword, and he destroyed as many as thirty thousand men. (WEB) ²⁴ Timotheus himself, falling in with the company of Dositheus and Sosipater, implored them with much crafty guile to let him go with his life, because he had in his power the parents of many of them and the kindred of some. “Otherwise, he said, little regard will be shown to these.” (WEB) ²⁵ So when he had with many words confirmed the agreement to restore them without harm, they let him go that they might save their kindred. (WEB) ²⁶ Then Judas, marching against Carnion and the temple of Atergatis, killed twenty-five thousand people. (WEB) ²⁷ After he had put these to flight and destroyed them, he marched against Ephron also, a strong city, wherein were multitudes of people of all nations. Stalwart young men placed on the walls made a vigorous defense. There were great stores of war engines and darts there. (WEB) ²⁸ But calling upon the Sovereign who with might shatters the strength of the enemy, they took the city into their hands, and killed as many as twenty-five thousand of those who were in it. (WEB)