2 Maccabees 8:4-6

Common English Bible

⁴ to remember the needless massacre of innocent infants, and to show his hatred of the evil things said against his name. ⁵ Once he organized his army, the Maccabee couldn’t be stopped by the Gentiles, because the Lord’s wrath had turned into mercy. ⁶ He would come suddenly into towns and villages, set them ablaze, capture a number of the strategically important places, and put many of the enemy to flight.