1 Maccabees 3:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶ Lawbreakers were afraid of him
and retreated.
    All evildoers were in turmoil.
        His hand successfully
        brought deliverance.
⁷ He angered many kings,
    but he brought joy to Jacob by his deeds.
        His memory is blessed forever.
⁸ He went through the cities of Judah
    and destroyed the ungodly
    out of the land.
        As a result, he turned wrath
        away from Israel.