1 Maccabees 14:5-7

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵ To crown all his honors he took Joppa for a harbor,
    and opened a way to the isles of the sea.
⁶ He extended the borders of his nation,
    and gained full control of the country.
⁷ He gathered a host of captives;
    he ruled over Gazara and Beth-zur and the citadel,
and he removed its uncleanness from it;
    and there was none to oppose him.