1 Maccabees 13:1-2

New Catholic Bible

Simon Achieves Independence (143–134 B.C.)

Chapter 13

Simon Becomes Leader of Israel. ¹ When Simon heard that Trypho had assembled a large army to invade and destroy the land of Judah, ² and he saw that the people were trembling with fear, he went up to Jerusalem. Assembling the people,