19 About this time, an enemy patrol came out of the hills.
20 They saw smoke and knew that their army and their camp had been wiped out.
21 Then they looked over at the valley and saw the Jewish army lined up for battle. They were terrified
22 and ran to the land of the Philistines.
23 Judas now went back and let his soldiers take whatever they wanted from the enemy camp. They found bags of gold and silver, as well as some blue and purple cloth, and many other valuable things.
24-25 Then on the way home, they sang hymns of praise to God who had given them a great victory that day. They sang: “Our God, your mercy lasts forever!”
26 Some enemy soldiers escaped and told Lysias everything that had happened.