1 Maccabees 7:10-12

New Catholic Bible

¹⁰ They set out, and when they arrived with a large army in the land of Judah, they sent envoys to Judas and his brothers to suggest deceitful proposals of peace. ¹¹ But the latter placed no trust in their words, since they saw the immense force that had accompanied them.

¹² However, a group of scribes approached Alcimus and Bacchides to ask for just terms of peace.