1 Maccabees 15:27-29

New Catholic Bible

²⁷ However, Antiochus refused to accept his aid. Instead, he broke all the agreements he had previously drawn up with Simon and became estranged from him.

²⁸ Antiochus sent Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with Simon and say: “You are occupying Joppa and Gazara and the citadel in Jerusalem, cities that are part of my kingdom. ²⁹ You have laid waste their territories, done immense damage to the country, and seized control of many places in my kingdom.