35 Finally these insults made 20 of our brave young soldiers furious. So at dawn of the fifth day, they fought their way over the fortress wall, killing everyone they met.
36 At the same time, others fought their way over another section of the wall and attacked. They set fire to the whole fortress, including its towers, and burned alive those troops who had cursed God. Then some of our soldiers beat down the gates, allowing the rest of our army to capture the town.
37 Timothy was found hiding in a cistern, and so our troops killed him, together with his brother Chaereas and a soldier named Apollophanes.
38 After the battle, Judas and our army sang hymns of praise to the Lord, because he is very kind to Israel and gives us victory.