27 When they had collected the enemy's weapons and looted the dead, they celebrated the Sabbath, praising the Lord and giving thanks to him, because he had brought them safely to that day and had given them the first sign of his mercy.
28 When the Sabbath was over, they gave some of the loot to the victims of persecution and to the widows and orphans; then they divided the rest among their own families.
29 Afterwards they joined together in prayer to the merciful Lord, asking him to look favourably upon his servants.
30 The Jews later fought against the forces of Timothy and Bacchides and killed more than 20,000 of them. They captured some very high fortresses and took a lot of loot, which they divided equally among themselves and the widows, orphans, old men, and the victims of persecution.
31 They carefully collected all the enemy's weapons and stored them in strategic places, but the rest of the loot was taken to Jerusalem.
32 They executed the commanding officer of Timothy's forces, a godless man who had caused the Jews much suffering.
33 While celebrating their victory in the city of their ancestors, they burnt alive those men who had set fire to the Temple gates. The dead included Callisthenes, who had hidden in a small house; and so he received the punishment he deserved for his evil deeds.