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1 Maccabees 4:19-24 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

19. As Judas was finishing this speech, a detachment appeared, looking down from the mountain.

20. They saw that their army had been put to flight and their camp was burning. The smoke they saw revealed what had happened.

21. When they realized this, they completely lost heart; and when they also saw the army of Judas in the plain ready to attack,

22. they all fled to the land of the foreigners.

23. Then Judas went back to plunder the camp, and they took much gold and silver, cloth dyed blue and marine purple, and great treasure.

24. As they returned, they were singing hymns and glorifying Heaven, “who is good, whose mercy endures forever.”

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