1 Maccabees 10:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹ Then Jonathan put on the holy vestment in the seventh month, in the year one hundred and threescore, at the feast day of the tabernacles: and he gathered together an army, and made a great number of arms.

²² And Demetrius heard these words, and was exceeding sorry, and said:

²³ What is this that we have done, that Alexander hath prevented us to gain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself?