40 After Judas and his army of 3,000 soldiers set up camp near the town of Adasa, Judas prayed:
41 Our God, a long time ago the king of Assyria sent messengers to insult you. But your angel slaughtered 185,000 of his soldiers.
42 Destroy Nicanor's army today, and it will show our enemies that Nicanor cannot get away with disgracing your temple.
43 The battle took place on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and Nicanor's army was wiped out. He himself was the first to be killed,
44 and when his troops saw what had happened, they threw down their weapons and ran for their lives.
45 For the rest of the day, Judas and his soldiers chased the enemy troops from Adasa as far as Gazara. They blew trumpets as they went along,
46 and their friends rushed out from nearby villages of Judea. They attacked the enemy from the side and forced them to turn back toward Judas and his army. Not one of Nicanor's troops survived.