1 Maccabees 4:22-24

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²² they all fled into the land of the Philistines. ²³ Then Judas returned to plunder the camp, and they seized a great amount of gold and silver, and cloth dyed blue and sea purple, and great riches. ²⁴ On their return they sang hymns and praises to Heaven—‘For he is good, for his mercy endures for ever.’