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When the battle was at its height, the enemy saw five magnificent men appear from heaven on horses with golden bridles and put themselves at the head of the Jews; (2 Maccabees 10, 29)
They advanced in battle order with the aid of their celestial ally, the Lord having had mercy on them. (2 Maccabees 11, 10)
in the course of the ensuing battle a few Jews lost their lives. (2 Maccabees 12, 34)
Meanwhile, since Esdrias and his men had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted, Judas called on the Lord to show himself their ally and leader in battle. (2 Maccabees 12, 36)
Then, chanting the battle cry and hymns at the top of his voice in his ancestral tongue, by a surprise attack he routed Gorgias' troops. (2 Maccabees 12, 37)
A second time, the king parleyed with the garrison of Beth-Zur; he offered and accepted pledges of friendship, retired, then attacked Judas and his men, but lost the battle. (2 Maccabees 13, 22)
With these words he left them. The priests stretched out their hands to heaven, calling on him who has at all times done battle for our nation; this was their prayer: (2 Maccabees 14, 34)
Everyone now awaited the coming issue. The enemy had already concentrated their forces and stood formed up in order of battle, with the elephants drawn up in a strategic position and the cavalry disposed on the wings. (2 Maccabees 15, 20)
Fit out the cavalry for the day of battle, but the victory is Yahweh's. (Proverbs 21, 31)
Another thing I have observed under the sun: that the race is not won by the speediest, nor the battle by the champions; it is not the wise who get food, nor the intelligent wealth, nor the learned favour: chance and mischance befall them all. (Ecclesiastes 9, 11)
In his opinion we are counterfeit; he avoids our ways as he would filth; he proclaims the final end of the upright as blessed and boasts of having God for his father. (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 16)
at the sound of my name fearsome despots will be afraid; I shall show myself kind to the people and valiant in battle. (Wisdom of Solomon 8, 15)