2 Maccabees 15:30-32

Good News Translation

³⁰ Judas Maccabeus, who had always fought with all his body and soul for his own people, never losing the patriotism of his youth, ordered his men to cut off Nicanor's head and right arm and to take them to Jerusalem. ³¹ When they arrived in the city, he called together all the people, stationed the priests before the altar, and sent for the men in the fort. ³² He showed them the head of the evil Nicanor and the arm which that wicked man had arrogantly stretched out against the sacred Temple of the Almighty God.