1 Maccabees 7:41LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 41 of 50
"O Lord, when they that were sent by king Sennacherib blasphemed thee, an angel went out, and slew of them a hundred and eighty-five thousand:"
In context
39Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria joined him.
40But Judas pitched in Adarsa with three thousand men: and Judas prayed, and said:
41O Lord, when they that were sent by king Sennacherib blasphemed thee, an angel went out, and slew of them a hundred and eighty-five thousand:
42Even so destroy this army in our sight today, and let the rest know that he hath spoken ill against thy sanctuary: and judge thou him according to his wickedness.
43And the armies joined battle on the thirteenth day of the month Adar: and the army of Nicanor was defeated, and he himself was first slain in the battle.