2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 13:15

ἀναδοὺς δὲ τοῖς περὶ αὐτὸν σύνθημα ϡθεοῦ νίκηνϡ μετὰ νεανίσκων ἀρίστων κεκριμένων ἐπιβαλὼν νύκτωρ ἐπὶ τὴν βασιλικὴν αὐλὴν τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἀνεῖλεν εἰς ἄνδρας δισχιλίους, καὶ τὸν πρωτεύοντα τῶν ἐλεφάντων σὺν τῷ κατ’ οἰκίαν ὄντι συνεκέντησεν
King James Version (KJV)

And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.

Modern English

Giving his men the watchword Victory is from God, he went by night with the bravest and most select young men into the king's camp and killed about four thousand men, along with the largest of the elephants and everyone riding on it.

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