47 Then the Jews collected the spoils and the plunder; they cut off Nicanor’s head and his right arm, which he had lifted up so arrogantly. These they brought and displayed in the sight of Jerusalem.
48 The people rejoiced greatly, and observed that day as a day of much joy.
49 They decreed that it should be observed every year on the thirteenth of Adar.
50 And so for a few days the land of Judah was at rest.